Masque facial anthropomorphe "mfon ekpo"
Nigéria, Ibibio
n'est plus disponible
Provenance
Lempertz, Brussels, 25 March 1992, lot 109Jan Visser, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2000)
Alex Arthur, Brussels, Belgium
Taille
H: 31,5 cm
H: 12.4 inch
Description
wood, base
Among the masquerades of the “ekpo” society exists a number of quite different types of masks, which may be separated in two groups: the “ugly ghost” masks, “idiok”, which represent restless spirits, and the “mfon” masks which represent those spirits who have already reached paradise.
Publications
AHDRC: 0092178