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Crest mask "ekpeshi", Nigeria, Afo, Size: H: 28,5 cm (H: 11.2 inch), ID: 3052293
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Lot 295
Auction 105

Crest mask "ekpeshi" ·  Nigeria, Afo · ID: 3052293

Starting price EUR 600
Estimated price EUR 1,200
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Provenance
Manfred Schäfer, Ulm, Germany
Size
H: 28,5 cm
H: 11.2 inch

Description

wood, pigments,

A crest mask combining three zoomorphic elements: a chameleon atop a cockscomb (or porcupine quills) with a pair of curved horns (of an antelope).

Known as “ekpeshi” (featherman) and worn by a drummer of the same name, it is performed on the fourth and seventh days after burial ceremonies.

Comparing literature

Berns, Marla C. et. al., Arts of the Benue River Valley, Los Angeles 2011, p. 74

Africa
Masks

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