Mask "idiok ekpo" · Nigeria, Ibibio · ID: 3033407
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Provenance
Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, GermanySize
H: 32,5 cm
H: 12.8 inch
Description
light brown wood, slightly encrusted blackish brown patina, hinged jaw, a row of jagged teeth inside, crowned by bulky horns, pierced around the rim, min. dam., missing parts through insect caused damage, traces of abrasion, cracks
Comparing literature
Wittmer, Marcilene K., Arnett, William, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 73