Anthropomorphic mask with janus-headed superstructure "okoroshi" · Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3038778
sold
EUR 1,300
Size
H: 49,5 cm
H: 19.5 inch
Description
wood, polychrome paint, whitened faces, facial features and ornamental skin scarifications accentuated by black paint, oval mouth parts with bare teeth widely projecting to the front, twelve plug-like projections on both sides of the superstructure, arranged in pairs, one on top of the other, min. dam., missing parts (two plugs), rep. at the same place, traces of insect caused damage (chin, eye zone, neck, backside), base;
northern Igbo masks take many forms: helmets of various configurations, face masks and a variety of headdresses and crest types.
Comparing literature
Cole, Herbert M., Igbo, Milan 2013, ill. 35