Rare Ibibio Eket Cross River Mask

A very rare old carved wooden mask in disc shape with various mineral pigments and geometric designs. The mask shows extensive handling and wear suggesting many years of traditional Use. Eket ethnic g

A very rare old carved wooden mask in disc shape with various mineral pigments and geometric designs. The mask shows extensive handling and wear suggesting many years of traditional Use. Eket ethnic g

This is a rare old mask from the Eket , or related ethnic group from the Cross River region of Nigeria, Africa.Carved wood with a obviously weathered and pitted surface from weather exposure, and a we

An exceedingly rare old carved wooden mask with geometric designs and a heavy kaolin clay surface. The reverse shows obvious wear and field use over generations. Eket peoples, Cross river region, Nige

A carved wooden mask with kaolin clay pigment, movable lower jaw attached with string and adorned with a tall post like final featuring a finely carved ancestor figure. Eket peoples, Cross River regio

A carved wooden dance mask with realistic facial features suggesting a portrait style mask, painted wood with signs of field use and wear. Ibibio peoples, Cross River, Nigeria.The mask measures 11 inc

A Carved wooden mask with attached movable jaw, metal embellishments, incised designs and stylized coiffure. Ibibio peoples, Cross River, Nigeria, Africa, The mask measures 14 x 7.75 inches. A metal d

A very finely carved wooden dance crest or headdress from the Ibibio or related ethnic group, Cross river region, Nigeria, Africa. The head dress features 3 separately carved mask like faces and a ser

A very rare Old carved wooden female effigy with articulated arms, holding a staff and standing on an ancestral head. Eket peoples, Cross river region on Nigeria, Africa. Measures 23 inches tall.

Archaic carved wood and painted ceremonial mask, known locally as an "Idiok" mask representing a "Hell Dwelling Spirit". The mask shows generations of wear and field use. Ibibio peoples, Cross River R

North East, cross river. Fantastic masquerading society mask overall vivid white paint remains, rendered with superstructure addition to top of coiffure representing three janiform heads on long necks

A very rare old example of a "Water Spirit Mask" with kaolin clay and natural pigments on small archaic carved wooden mask. Ijo / Ijaw peoples, Cross river region, Nigeria, Africa. The mask measures 1

TRIBAL AFRICAN ART IBIBO SICKNESS MASK. The Ibibio live in southern Nigeria, west of the Ibo, near the Cross River delta. The Ibibio "live in villages led by a chief elected from the most honorable he

Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio, ca. early 20th century CE. A carved wooden mask from the Ibibio peoples of the region between the Niger River Delta and the Cross River. This is one of the two major masks tha

A very rare archaic example of a mask with deep well handled and worn surface, classic raised facial scar designs, zig zag coiffure and kaolin clay pigments. Idoma peoples, Cross River, Nigeria, West

This is a very rare old carved wooden mask covered in dark skin and decorated with raised scar like designs. Widekum or Ekoi peoples, Cameroon / Nigeria Border, Cross River, Africa. Plenty of evidence

Africa, Nigeria, ca. 1929 to 1940 CE. An elegant, hand-carved wooden face mask created by the Eket peoples of the Niger River Delta. The Eket are a sub-group of the Ibibio people, and Eket is the name

A Very Rare Old carved wooden Cross River dance crest with stylized female form, ornate decorative appendages and areas of weathered organic pigments. The dance crest measures 23 x 16 inches on its cu

A rare and well weathered old carved wooden mask from the Ibibio peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. Note the 6 open eyes and well handled and aged surface suggesting generations of field use. The mask mea

Maske Cross-River, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 61 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass René David (1928-2015), Zürich. Ausgestellt: Musée International du Golfe de Guinée, Togo (2005-2011). Helmmas

A Carved wooden mask with deformed and grotesque facial features, a carved serpent and vessel and undeniable field use and wear. Ibibio peoples or perhaps related ethnic group, Benue region, Nigeria,

This is a very fine and rare Eket mask from Nigeria, Africa. This lunar-shaped facial mask was created for use by the ekpo society , a society based on ancestor worship, and was presented at the yearl

A carved wooden mask with partly blackened, partly shiny surface, protruding forehead, raised scar designs typical to the tribe. Such masks were traditionally used by the Ekpo society during the plant

A Highly exaggerated carved wooden mask with a wonderfully deformed snout like mouth with tangled Fangs, bulging eyes, enlarged ears and nose , encrusted black painted surface. The mask has an old tag