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
The object Mask “idiok ekpo” with the object ID 3033407 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 292.
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Comparing literature
Wittmer, Marcilene K., Arnett, William, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 73