Mask "idiok ekpo" · Nigeria, Ibibio · ID: 3038562
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
The object Mask “idiok ekpo” with the object ID 3038562 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 378 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.
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Comparing literature
Wittmer, Marcilene K. & William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 72