Anthropomorphic mask with articulated lower jaw "idiok ekpo", Nigeria, Ibibio, Size: H: 26 cm (H: 10.2 inch), ID: 3046359

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Lot 257

94th Tribal Art Auction

Anthropomorphic mask with articulated lower jaw "idiok ekpo" · Nigeria, Ibibio · ID: 3046359

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Provenance

German Private Collection, Munich

Size

H: 26 cm

H: 10.2 inch

Description

wood, black paint, base

The dark masks of Ibibio embody ugly dissatisfied spirits whose behaviour is said to be a negative example for the living.

The object Anthropomorphic mask with articulated lower jaw “idiok ekpo” with the object ID 3046359 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 257.

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