Horned mask with hinged jaw · Nigeria, Ibibio · ID: 3042851
sold
EUR 350
Provenance
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, GermanySize
H: 32,5 cm
H: 12.8 inch
Description
wood, painted in black, kaolin, remains of plant fibre for fixing the movable jaw, painted tattoo on the forehead, slightly dam., missing parts (backside at the rim), crack (left horn).
Belonging to the “ekpo” society. Most Ibibio masks are dark coloured, as embodying ugly, unsatisfied spirits whose behaviour provided negative examples for the living.
The object Horned mask with hinged jaw with the object ID 3042851 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 291 achieved a sales price of EUR 350.
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