Helmet mask with figural superstructure · Nigeria, Cross-River, Igbo, Ekoi Complex, Akparabong · ID: 3051683
Description
wood, colour pigments, metal, slightly dam. (nose)
Elaborately worked helmet mask, crowned by two disc-shaped openwork elements, a bird and two anthropomorphic figures in the shape of a man with a walking stick and a soldier. Many separately worked elements fixed with nails complement the object: the pipe in the soldier’s hand, the horn-shaped extensions of the hairstyle, and the funnel-shaped decorative elements on the back.
The object Helmet mask with figural superstructure with the object ID 3051683 was part of the auction Auction 104 on April 12, 2025, lot number 243 at that time and is currently available for EUR 2,000 in Open sale.
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Comparing literature
Wittmer, Marcilene K. & William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 77, ill. 181