Anthropomorphic face mask "idiok ekpo" · Nigeria, Ibibio, Ebesikbo Clan, Nyong of Ikot Obio Odongo · ID: 3052856
Sold
EUR 550
Provenance
Field collected by Reverend Vernon Koeper (1912-1974) in Eastern Nigeria before 1941Jack Vance & Constance “Connie” Wallinga Collection, Minneapolis, USA
Bonhams, New York, 12 May 2012, lot 215
Size
H: 29 cm
H: 11.4 inch
Description
wood, pigments, plant fiber, label with inscription “Ebesikbo tribe of IBIBIO. Carved by Nyong of Ikot Obio Odongo village. Collected by Rev. V. Koeper pre-1941 Ekpo society mask”
The object Anthropomorphic face mask “idiok ekpo” with the object ID 3052856 was part of the auction Auction 106 on April 25, 2026. The object with the lot number 311 achieved a sales price of EUR 550 with an asking price of EUR 500.
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