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A Rare Afikpo African Mask
A Rare Afikpo African Mask
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A carved wood and highly stylized face mask with brightly painted designs accented with mineral pigments. The Back of the mask has some basketry work. Afikpo Igbo masks are typically small and narrow, vertically oriented, and worn projecting forward from the face in front of a raffia collar that is fastened to the wearers head. The Mask measures 13 x 4.25 inches wide. There is no display stand included with this mask. Afikpo Igbo peoples, Nigeria. Provenance: Ex Marshall Mount collection, New York.
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