Mask ·  Nigéria, Ebira · ID: 3040653

Description

wood, encrusted brown patina, sacrificial traces, remains of pigments, roof-like protruding forehead, tubular projecting mouth, metal clamps and nails inserted on the head, handwritten collection number “1356” on the backside, min. dam., small missing parts, traces of abrasion, base;
the Igbirra, or Ebira, are a small ethnic group living to the southwest of the Niger-Benue Confluence in Nigeria.

Publications

AHDRC: 0129662