Mask "idiok ekpo" · Nigeria, Ibibio · ID: 3038562
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