Mask "mfon ekpo" ·  Nigeria, Ibibio · ID: 3038193

Description

wood, encrusted blackish brown patina, regular facial features, plaited coiffure with side parting, pierced around the rim, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base;
present mask, which fits over the wearers face, belongs to the category of “aestethic” masks, embodying spirits whose physical beauty reflects their high moral standing, in contrast to the fierce, ugly masks “idiok ekpo”.

The object Mask “mfon ekpo” with the object ID 3038193 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 258.

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