Mask · Nigeria, Eket · ID: 3034754
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Provenance
Städtische Sammlung, Baden-Baden, GermanyGerman Private Collection
Size
H: 19 cm
H: 7.5 inch
Description
wood, encrusted dark brown patina, remains of pigments, the actual mask face superimposed to a six-sided fond, collection label “Städt. Sammlungen. No. 800” backside, min. dam., small missing parts (nose tip, left eye), slight traces of abrasion;
this mask shows elements of both the Ibibio and the Eket and probably derives from the border area of both ethnical groups.
The object Mask with the object ID 3034754 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 274.
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