Mask with hinged jaw
Nigeria, Ibibio
not available anymore
Provenance
Carl Otto Hultén, Malmö, SwedenSize
H: 38,5 cm
H: 15.2 inch
Description
wood, blackened in parts, remains of pigments, beak-like mouth, raised scarification marks on forehead and temples, bowl-like headgear, rep. (breakages backside), cracks, traces of abrasion
Comparing literature
Wittmer, Marcilene K. & William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 72, ill. 171Publications
AHDRC: 0150497