NIGÉRIA / NIGERIA Ibibio Eket "ekpo" mask, Nigeria Medium-hard wood, pigments 15 x 15,75cm / 5 7/8 x 6 1/4" Small Ekpo mask exhibited during the yam festival. A circular face in high relief is inscribed on a radiating disk, the whole enhanced with pigments. The formal and decorative elements of this mask are lunar symbols in relation to the beliefs of the Eket people who associate the creative goddess or "Great Mother" (eka abbassi) with the moon. A custom-made display stand will be included with the lot.

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