Mask ·  Nigeria, Idoma · ID: 3032520

Description

wood, greyish brown patina, kaolin, bulging projection on the forehead, separate carved teeth, min. dam., minor missing parts (teeth), slight traces of abrasion, on base;
probably an “ikpobi” mask type, which was used for victory celebrations at dances performed by returning warriors, while the heads of killed enemies were presented as trophies. Nowadays “ikpobi” mask figures appear in pairs of male and female mainly at funeral ceremonies.

The object Mask with the object ID 3032520 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 365.

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