Anthropomorphic face mask "mfon ekpo" · Nigeria, Ibibio · ID: 3046822
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Provenance
Sid & Gae Berman, New York City, USA (before 1974)Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch
Description
wood, base
Among the masquerades of the “ekpo” society exists a number of quite different types of masks, which may be separated in two groups: the “ugly ghost” masks, “idiok”, which represent restless spirits, and the “mfon” masks which represent those spirits who have already reached paradise.