Anthropo-/zoomorphic face mask "azigho" of "ekpo" society
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83rd Tribal Art AuctionAnthropo-/zoomorphic face mask "azigho" of "ekpo" society
Nigeria, Bini
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H: 12.2 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
wood, kaolin, blackish brown pigment, of characteristic form, crowned by v-shaped horns and short horn-like projections, radial scarification marks on both sides of the small mouth, slightly dam., rep. (left horn tip fixed by nails), abrasion of paint;
presumably depicting an antelope.