Mask "mfon ekpo" · Nigeria, Ibibio · ID: 3043623
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Provenance
Richard Reitz, New York, USASebastian Fernandez, New York, USA
Size
H: 31,5 cm
H: 12.4 inch
Description
wood, polychrome paint, min. dam., small chips, traces of insect caused damage, paint rubbed off, 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 3043623 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 275.
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