Round face mask of the "ekpo" society · Nigeria, Eket · ID: 3052704
Starting price
EUR 800
Estimated price
EUR 1,600
Provenance
Claude Jaget, Darmstadt, GermanySize
H: 18 cm
H: 7.1 inch
Description
wood, pigments, base
These small round masks are said by Neyt to have appeared at yam festivals and at elaborate funerals of wealthy members of the “ekpo” society.
Comparing literature
Neyt, François, L'Art Eket, Paris 1979, p. 16, ill. 18

