Eket Wooden Helmet Mask Nigeria

$1,700 · Offered by Second Story Books

This carved wooden mask from the Eket society of Nigeria is made from a single piece of wood and features a helmet-like form. It retains traces of white pigment and a weathered patina, with rounded ears, narrow almond-shaped eyes, and simplified features that give it an animal-like or monkey-like appearance, typical of ceremonial masks from the region. Perforations along the lower edge likely once held raffia, cloth, or fiber attachments for use during

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