Masque "mma ji" pour le culte de l'igname

Nigéria, Igbo-Afikpo

Provenance	Taille	Prix d’appel / Prix d'Estimation
Heinrich Siemers, Bayreuth, Germany (coll.1969/70 in Cameroon)	H: 36,5 cm	Cet objet n’est plus disponible.

wood, pigments, plant fibre, cord, base

The upright projection on this mask represents a yam-cutting knife "mma ji", which gave the mask its name.

Accordingly, the masks appear, among others, at dances of the "ikwum" society, performed to thank ancestors for the strength given to men to cultivate fields.

Masque "mma ji" pour le culte de l'igname

Sauvegarder