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Mask with hinged jaw "idiok ekpo" - Nigeria, Ibibio

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An Ibibio Mask, "idiok ekpo": Maske, "idiok ekpo" Ibibio, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Raphia. H 39 cm. Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung, zwischen 1943-1960 vor Ort erworben. Maske aus der Ekpo-Vereinigung, welche

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An Ibibio Mask, "idiok ekpo": Maske, "idiok ekpo" Ibibio, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 27 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Maske aus der Ekpo-Vereinigung, welche bei politischen und rechtlichen An

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Mask with hinged jaw "idiok ekpo" - Nigeria, Ibibio

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Description

wood, blackish brown, partly encrusted patina, a bulging forehead, tube-shaped projections on the temples, beak-like mouth with hinged jaw, pierced around the rim, dam., insect caused damage, missing pieces;
belonging to the "idiok" masks, the so-called "ugly ghost" masks, representing straying spirits.
H: 26 cm, H: 10,2 inch
Provenance:
Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Lit.: Wittmer, Marcilene K. & William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 72, ill. 172
Continent: Africa

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Mask with hinged jaw "idiok ekpo" - Nigeria, Ibibio

Name: Mask with hinged jaw \"idiok ekpo\" - Nigeria, Ibibio
SKU: 33662892
Price: 450 EUR
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