Deformation mask "idiok ekpo" ·  Nigeria, Ibibio · ID: 3052218

Description

wood, pigments, rattan, plantfibre, base

During mask performances of the “ekpo” society, reincarnated ancestors who were immoral, agitated and wayward are represented in masks called “idiok ekpo”, whose moral ugliness is indicated through the dark surfaces and disfigurations from diseases like “gangosa”, facial paralysis or leprosy.

The object Deformation mask “idiok ekpo” with the object ID 3052218 was last part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale at September 24, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 191 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.

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