Mask crest Afikpo Igbo
Nigeria
Wood, pigments, raffia
H.: 45 cm.
Mask with geometric shapes, presenting a cone-shaped face on either side of which the slit eyes stretch across the width. It is surmounted by a blade decorated with polychrome motifs.
This type of mask came out mainly during the Okumkpa masquerade as a result of satirical parodies and songs interspersed with dances.
Object that was generally little used as a late replacement, before integrating colonial circles as an object of knowledge or ornament.
Consultant : Jean-Pierre LACOSTE
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