Anthropo-zoomorphic face mask "azigho" (antelope), Nigeria, Edo-Bini, Size: H: 37 cm (H: 14.6 inch), ID: 3051082

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Lot 370

Anthropo-zoomorphic face mask "azigho" (antelope) · Nigeria, Edo-Bini · ID: 3051082

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Provenance

Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria

Size

H: 37 cm

H: 14.6 inch

Description

wood, kaolin, indigo blue pigment, mirror glass, old collection labels “C27” and “422 Bini”, crack

The Bini ethnic group was located around the famous old royal city of Benin. Their masks were used in rituals of the “ekpo” cult.

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