Zemanek-Münster

Mask "idiok ekpo"

Nigeria, Ibibio
sold EUR 800
Size
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, remains of pigments, the movable jaw fixed by plant fibre, a row of jagged teeth inside, pierced around the rim, min., dam., small missing parts, fine cracks, paint rubbed off, base


Comparing literature

Wittmer, Marcilene K. & William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 72

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