Miniature mask · Nigeria, Eket · ID: 3031084
sold
EUR 150
Provenance
Werner Fischer, Gelsenkirchen, GermanyVera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 13,5 cm
H: 5.3 inch
Description
light coloured wood, remains of black and red paint, oval hollowed mask face with a board-shaped flattened framing, sickle-shaped pierced eyes, various drilled holes, slightly dam., minor missing parts, paint rubbed off;
these masks were used by the “ekpo”-society during the planting and harvesting of yams.