Anthropomorphic mask · Nigeria, Eket · ID: 3040372
sold
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, FranceLucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium
Baron Frederic Rolin, New York, USA (1982)
Size
H: 54,5 cm
H: 21.5 inch
Description
wood, pigment, plant fibre, superstructure with Eket-typical “sun motif”, crossbar for fixation
Present mask belongs to a very rare mask type which was in the possession of a prophesying society called “idiong” (compare Schädler, 2009, p. 210).
The object Anthropomorphic mask with the object ID 3040372 was last part of the auction 89th Tribal Art Auction at July 7, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 261 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.
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Comparing literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, Munich 2009, p. 210 f.
Publications
AHDRC: 0090143