Anthropo-/zoomorphic face mask "azigho" of "ekpo" society · Nigeria, Bini · ID: 3040439
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Size
H: 31 cm
H: 12.2 inch
Description
wood, kaolin, blackish brown pigment, of characteristic form, crowned by v-shaped horns and short horn-like projections, radial scarification marks on both sides of the small mouth, slightly dam., rep. (left horn tip fixed by nails), abrasion of paint;
presumably depicting an antelope.
The object Anthropo-/zoomorphic face mask “azigho” of “ekpo” society with the object ID 3040439 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 244.
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