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Description : West Africa, Nigeria, Ekoi (Ejagham) peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. An intriguing hand-carved wooden helmet mask used in Ntoon rituals. The conical body of the mask boasts a female face with wide eyes, a gaping mouth filled with tab-shaped teeth, a broad nose, and cupped ears, and her grooved coiffure projects upwards and has several carved holes. Each coiffure slot is meant to hold a singular projecting hair curl which attaches with thick tangs. A circular head cap of woven rattan is tied through several drilled holed along the concave base. The entire composition is wrapped with fragments of untanned antelope skin which give the mask a veristic skin-like texture. Size (w/ coiffure attachments): 7.25 W x 27.375 H (18.4 cm x 69.5 cm). The variety of mask forms used by the Ekoi (Ejagham) peoples have symbolic significance for both men and women of the Ntoon society. The two most prominent forms are a crest mask - with a wearable basketry cap beneath the antelope-skin-covered, sometimes multi-headed mask portion - or a smaller form which depicts only a single head or sometimes a full figure. The masks are typically created from a single piece of wood overtop which the artisan stretches and dries the antelope skin, and aesthetic embellishments like scarification and hair were included once the form of the mask was finished. The artisan would then paint the mask and include additional ornamentation like feathers or human hair to complete the overall composition. A similar Ekoi headdress sold for $1600 at Hamill Gallery: Provenance: private Poos collection, Overland Park, Kansas, USA, purchased from private collection in 2017 - One of the largest privately held quilt and textile collections in the world, the Poos Collection has evolved over 50 years and through extensive travels to allow for original or point of source acquisition. The collection includes international textiles and garments with an emphasis on West African textiles such as adire, aso oke, kente, and ewe woven prestige cloths as well as headdresses like this example and other pieces of visual culture. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #145885
Prix: 466.88 USD 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Estimations(basse-haute) : 800 USD-1200 USD 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.

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