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Description : Western Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A finely-carved wooden entertainment mask with soft facial features, such as slit-form eyes, a petite nose, and a graceful smile, with a prominent black coiffure above a rounded brow line. The Ibibio reside in small village groups and maintain social peace and order through the use of mask and figures that symbolize good and evil spirits. They have traditionally created two types of masks, those that represent evil spirits or individuals who have committed wrong-doings, known as Idiok Ekpo, and those that represent virtuous beings called Mfon Ekpo like this example. The Idiok Ekpo masks have a rather grotesque appearance that personify a doomed or lost soul, and the Mfon Ekpo masks are generally attractive and represent upstanding virtues. Size: 9 H (22.9 cm). Provenance: ex-Adeon Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, USA acquired prior to 1970 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #130750
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Estimate (low-high) : 300 USD-450 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 76A
Title : Ibibio Wood Mask
Condition report : Age-commensurate surface wear, small nicks to nose, coiffure, and face, with small losses around peripheries. Fading to original pigmentation, otherwise very good. Light earthen deposits within recessed areas and verso.
Artemis Gallery, auctioneer, Louisville, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Pre-Columbian / Ethnographic Art
Sale date : 01 Mar 2018 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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