Anthropomorphic face mask "ikpobi" ·  Nigeria, Idoma · ID: 3034595

Description

wood, the facial plane dyed with a thick layer of kaolin, coiffure, tattoos on the temples and facial features accentuated by black paint, min. dam., missing parts at the rim (back), rep., socle;
in former times the “ikpobi” mask type was used on victory celebrations, at dances of the warriors who returned home and presented the heads of the killed enemies as trophies. Nowadays “ikpobi” mask figures appear in pairs of male and female mainly at funeral ceremonies.

The object Anthropomorphic face mask “ikpobi” with the object ID 3034595 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 336.

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