Pair of puppets

Nigeria, Ibibio

Price EUR 3,000

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance

Provenance

Dutch Private Collection

Size

H: 42,5 cm / 43,5 cm

H: 16.7 inch / 17.1 inch

Description

wood, separately worked arms, colored, rep., base

This scuptures were used for puppet plays during the ceremonies of the “ekong” society. The events played an educative role.

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, Munich 2009, p. 280

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