Ibibio Idiok Ekpo Mask, Nigeria Golden Gal Blanche Standing Ornament 50% OFF SALE Nigeria #875

Nigeria #875

While Jadeite's structure is an arrangement of grainy crystals

further wooden pins placed on the forehead

Circa 1900

and Ethnicity: Design Categories on Bakuba Raffia Cloth (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society)

Ibibio Idiok Ekpo Mask, Nigeria Golden Gal Blanche Standing Ornament 50% OFF SALE Nigeria #875Ibibio Idiok Ekpo Mask, NigeriaI A large carved wooden and painted dance mask with once movable jaw (now set closed) and animal hair attached. This Ibibio Idiok mask represent destructive spirits or the spirits of ancestors who violated tradition during their lifetime. Idiok masks are designed to inspire both fear and respect. During mask performances of the Ekpo society, reincarnated immoral ancestors are represented by Idiok masks with dark surfaces