IBIBIO, MASK, NIGERIA
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Description
20th c.
Carved and etched wood, paint
13" x 10" x 8"
Provenance: Private Collection, Europe
Sotheby's New York, 5 May 1997, Lot 57
Allan Stone Collection, New York
Neighbors to the Igbo, the Ibibio live in Eastern Nigeria in an area between the Niger River delta and the Cross River in villages led by a chief elected from among important families. Ibibio social life is regulated by three secret societies which incorporate masks into their annual ceremonies.
References
Bacquart, Jean-Baptiste. The Tribal Arts of Africa. Thames & Hudson, 2002
Carved and etched wood, paint
13" x 10" x 8"
Provenance: Private Collection, Europe
Sotheby's New York, 5 May 1997, Lot 57
Allan Stone Collection, New York
Neighbors to the Igbo, the Ibibio live in Eastern Nigeria in an area between the Niger River delta and the Cross River in villages led by a chief elected from among important families. Ibibio social life is regulated by three secret societies which incorporate masks into their annual ceremonies.
References
Bacquart, Jean-Baptiste. The Tribal Arts of Africa. Thames & Hudson, 2002
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IBIBIO, MASK, NIGERIA
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