Two masks · Nigeria, Ibibio · ID: 3030928
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Size
H: 32 cm/19 cm
H: 12.6 inch/7.5 inch
Description
wood, polychrome paint, “mfon” mask, crowned by a human head, min. dam., missing parts, slight traces of abrasion; additional: mask with a “smiling” mouth, min. dam.
The object Two masks with the object ID 3030928 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 360.
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Comparing literature
Wittmer, Marcilene K., Arnett, William, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 64 f.