Anthropo-zoomorphic helmet mask "mgbedike"
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Lot: 184
Anthropo-zoomorphic helmet mask "mgbedike"
Nigeria, Igbo
Provenance | Size | Hammer price |
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Marie-Eliane d'Udekem d'Acoz, New York, USA / Belgium Private Collection, New York City, USA |
H: 14 inch | sold |
wood, pigments, base
This remarkable "Time of the Brave" ("mgbedike") mask has menacing teeth and horns. Worn with a costume hung with quills, grasses, and seedpod rattles, the mask embodies a wilderness spirit that is aggressive, brash, powerful, and stubborn.
Cole, Herbert M. & Chike C. Aniakor, Igbo Arts, Los Angeles 1984, p. 131 ff.
ADHRC: 0204134