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Description : Sickness mask Ibibio, Nigeria wood, black patina, traces of kaolin, of oval hollowed form, big almond-shaped pierced eyes, rounded cheeks flanking a deformed nose, an oval teeth-revealing mouth underneath, raised scarification marks on forehead and temples, bonnet of raffia bast on the back, pierced around the rim, slightly dam., abrasion, various ethnical groups produced sickness masks, for example the Ibibio, the Yoruba and the West-Pende. Aside of gangosa pharyngitis above all facial paralysis is depicted. H: 27 cm, (4694/015) Provenance Serge Brignoni, Bern, Switzerland Literature Herreman, Frank, To Cure and Protect: Sickness and Health in African Art, New York 1999, p. 20 Wendl, Tobias (Hg.), Africa screams. Das Böse in Kino, Kunst und Kult, Ausst.kat. Bayreuth 2004, p. 49 ff.
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About the lot N° 206 Title : Sickness Mask Ibibio, Nigeria Size : H: 27 cm Condition report : slightly dam., abrasion Zemanek-Muenster, auctioneer, Würzburg, DEIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : 54th tribal art auction Sale date : 05 Jul 2008It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale
