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.

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