Face mask "okua" ·  Nigeria, Idoma · ID: 3036166

Description

wood, matt dark brown patina, the surface of the face partly with craquelé, which is especially accentuated by the white coating which becomes visible underneath, slightly dam., minor missing parts, rest.;
these masks were used during funeral ceremonies.

Comparing literature

Lebas, Alain (ed.), Arts of Nigeria in French Private Collections, Milan 2012, p. 280