Sickness mask ·  Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3034398

Description

wood, greyish brown patina, clay-like coating in some areas, bulging forehead, dislocated facial features, a mouth with tusk-like teeth (missing on the left), slightly dam., minor missing parts (upper lip, rim on the back), cracks;
various ethnical groups produced sickness masks, for example the Ibibio, the Yoruba and the West-Pende. Aside of “gangosa pharyngitis” above all facial paralysis is depicted.

The object Sickness mask with the object ID 3034398 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 227.

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