Anthropo-zoomorphic face mask "azigho" (antelope)
Nigeria, Edo-Bini
not available anymore
Provenance
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, AustriaSize
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.