Anthropomorphic face mask "idiok ekpo"
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Lot: 270
89th Tribal Art AuctionAnthropomorphic face mask "idiok ekpo"
Nigeria, Ibibio
| Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
|---|---|---|
| Max Willborg, London, Great Britain / Stockholm, Sweden Christie's, London, 26 April 1977, lot 181 Carl Otto Hultén, Malmö, Sweden |
H: 11.8 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
wood, with articulated lower jaw (attachment renewed), base
For a work made by the same artist see Paudrat, J. L. et al., Fragments du Vivant: Sculptures africaines dans la collection Durand-Dessert, Paris, 2008, no 212
Cole, Herbert M., Invention and Tradition, Munich, London, New York 2012, p. 75 f.
