Eket mask, Nigeria - Lot 169

Lot n° 169
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800 - 1000 EUR
Eket mask, Nigeria - Lot 169
Eket mask, Nigeria Wood Height: 21 cm Provenance: French private collection Facial mask from the Ekpo society, with a dark, crusty patina, presenting a face features: rounded forehead marked by a continuous eyebrow line, hollowed almond-shaped eyes eyes surmounted by heavy eyelids, a short nose with a median rib, a mouth with mouth with pursed lips. The hairstyle is treated with parallel striations, while a peripheral ruff decorated with radiating motifs frames the face. " Ekpo", which means "ghost", also designates the secret male society responsible for summoning the spirits of ikan ancestors and acting as intermediaries between the world of the living and that of the dead.
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