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Dance mask with serene face. Wood with brown patina, old int…
See original version (French)
212
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Dance mask with serene face. Wood with brown patina, old int…
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
Dance mask with serene face.
Wood with brown patina, old internal use mark, raffia.
Ibibio, Nigeria.
36 x 18 cm
The Ibibio, who live in south-east Nigeria, attach great importance to masked dance in their social and ritual practices. This mask, conceived as an idealised youthful portrait, is characterised by a serene and balanced expression. It bears witness to an aesthetic quest based on restraint and harmony of form, characteristic of these representations.
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