Funeral Mask
Igbo · Nigeria
Reference: MFANT-220
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- Height
- 28 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments.
Curious and rare funeral mask that presents circular and exaggeratedly large eye orbits as well as the eyeballs, with large eyelids, that appear inside. The profile…
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Full original description
Curious and rare funeral mask that presents circular and exaggeratedly large eye orbits as well as the eyeballs, with large eyelids, that appear inside. The profile of the nose, which extends towards the skull in the form of "Y", is semi-circular. The elliptical mouth with a large upper lip, embossed, and carved teeth. Black color in eyes, nose and skull and blackish in the rest.
Further technical information
- Width
- 21 cm
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Nigeria. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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