Snake mask of the "ekpo" society · Nigeria, Cross River, Uyo District, Ibibio · ID: 3045626
sold
EUR 1,700
Provenance
collected in situ in 1958, Uyo DistrictLore Kegel & Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany
Ernst and Ruth Anspach, New York, USA
Patrik Fröhlich, Zurich, Switzerland (2004)
Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
Size
H: 23 cm
H: 9.1 inch
Description
wood, handwritten collection number in white paint “0927” and collection label, old place of repair at the chin
Probably belonging to the type of “idiok” or “ugly ghost” masks representing restless wandering spirits.
The object Snake mask of the “ekpo” society with the object ID 3045626 was part of the auction 92nd Tribal Art Auction on June 29, 2019. The object with the lot number 64 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,700 with an asking price of EUR 1,500.
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Publications
Himmelheber, Hans, Negerkunst und Negerkünstler, Würzburg 1960, p. 273, ill. 209