Helmet mask with figural superstructure
Nigeria, Cross-River, Igbo, Ekoi Complex, Akparabong
Price
EUR 2,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
German Private Collection, MunichSize
H: 63 cm
H: 24.8 inch
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.