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Lot 278
89th Tribal Art Auction

Janus-faced helmet mask

Nigeria, Igbo
sold EUR 6,500
Provenance
Gallery Patrice Trigano, Paris, France
Christie’s, Paris, 8 December 2004, lot 171
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
Size
H: 47 cm
H: 18.5 inch

Description

wood, rep., base

The Middle Cross River region is populated by several Bantoid groups (Ekoi/Ejagham) as well as by northeastern Igbo people. Cross-cultural influences abound. The most popular art form, the helmet mask with one or more faces, seems to be common to all groups. A clear attribution is difficult

The mask was designated by Christie’s Paris in 2004 as being from the Ejagham. AHDRC attributes comparable objects as being from the Igbo (compare AHDRC 0094774, 0094781, 0094937).

Publications

AHDRC: 0091120 and 0091208

Africa
Masks

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