Mask "mfon ekpo"
Nigeria, Ibibio
not available anymore
Size
H: 22 cm
H: 8.7 inch
Description
light weighted wood, blackish brown patina, small traces of kaolin, pleasing physiognomy of an eminently respectable ancestor, flat projections with drilled holes on both sides of the forehead (for attachment of ornament), slightly dam. (nose, mouth), minor missing parts (left eye, backside at the chin), rep. (in two places at the left rim), paint chipped off, base