Eket Plank Mask From Nigeria

Quite rare Eket plank mask with 3 faces Thick crusty patina covering it Small gaps on one side height 23cm length 53cm The Eket worship the sun and the moon. Their round masks are used during the rites of the Ekpo society during sowing periods and represent the union of the sun and the moon which gives birth to the World. "Ekpo" means "ghost" and also names the male secret society responsible for evoking and interceding with the ancestors. We know little about their custom The modernism that emerges from this piece is quite audacious sold with a Provenance base; Collection Maud and René GARCIA Paris

3 400 €