Anthropomorphic mask "idiok ekpo" · Nigeria, Eket / Ibibio · ID: 3048739
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (ca.1995)
Description
wood, black and red paint,
The Eket are a subgroup of the Ibibio. With them, as well as with other Ibibio groups such as the Anang, they share stylistic features and various male societies (“ekpo”, “idiong” and “ekong”).
Both, the Eket and the Ibibio produce masks which are framed by broad disc-shaped flattened rims. And both groups distinguish between beautiful, brightly coloured (“mfon ekpo”) masks and dark, less attractive ones (“idiok ekpo”).
The object Anthropomorphic mask “idiok ekpo” with the object ID 3048739 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 50 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.
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