Miniature mask
Nigéria, Eket
Vendu
150 €
Provenance
Werner Fischer, Gelsenkirchen, GermanyVera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Taille
H: 13,5 cm
H: 5.3 inch
Description
light coloured wood, remains of black and red paint, oval hollowed mask face with a board-shaped flattened framing, sickle-shaped pierced eyes, various drilled holes, slightly dam., minor missing parts, paint rubbed off;
these masks were used by the “ekpo”-society during the planting and harvesting of yams.