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Description : wood, pigments, old inscription West African Fetish...(unreadable) The exact function of this object is unknown. It could be a shrine object. However, the handle carved on the back is an indication that it was also carried around, so it may have been used in ceremonial dances or processions. In the Ibibio social system, the most important governmental functions were in the hands of men's graded societies such as the mighty ekpo, the idiong and the ekong society. These societies had their own meeting houses in most villages and were sponsors for most of the ritual objects. The skull representation in the center could be an indication of the ekong society, which were successful headhunters in pre-colonial times. The two flanking masks are reminiscent of the type of idiok masks belonging to the ekpo society. A very early specimen, reproduced by Leuzinger (1972), p. 213 (AHDRC 0092072) shows the same large and deep-seated eye sockets. Published in: Conru primitive art, African Art, Brussels/ Ringmore, Belgium / United Kingdom, 2002, ill. 3 Continent: Africa
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