Ibibio Crest Mask, Nigeria

Sculptural crest mask representing a human skull with widely openwork eyes under protruding arches and open jaw on a frieze of teeth forcefully inscribed in space. This mask is distinguished by the freedom with which the artist interpreted each facial feature in order to accentuate its expressionism. Its great sculptural quality is also based on the integration of emptiness and the concentration of forms, with a perfectly balanced arrangement. Magnificent old patina. This mask comes within the framework of the company Ekpo, responsible among the Ibibio both for the initiation of young people and the cult of ancestors, as well as for the protection of the group against any form of aggression., responsible among the Ibibio both for the initiation of young people and the cult of ancestors, as well as for the protection of the group against any form of aggression.

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Origin
Ex private collection from the south of France.