Masque · Nigéria, Cross River, Ibibio-Eket ou Anang · ID: 3044750
Vendu
2 100 €
Provenance
Marceau Rivière, Paris, FranceDescription
wood, polychrome painted, base
Property of the powerful society of sootsayers known as “idiong” in that area.
Probably once part of a t three-part mask board.
Littérature comparée
Lebas, Alain (ed.), Arts of Nigeria in French Private Collections, Milan 2012, ill. 54
Publications
AHDRC: 0145857