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Igbo (Nigeria), Afikpo region, carved by Chukwu

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Ethnographic Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:1,200.00 - 1,400.00 USD
Igbo (Nigeria), Afikpo region, carved by Chukwu
<B>Igbo (Nigeria), Afikpo region, carved by Chukwu Okoro probably in the 1940s or 50s</B></I><BR>Mask with short rectangular plaque, Mba<BR>Wood, pigment, fiber<BR>Height: 14 3/8 inches Width: 4 inches Dia. of wood: 3 inches<BR><BR>This is a fine mask by a well known carver who has been exhaustively documented by Prof. Simon Ottenberg. See Simon Ottenberg, <I>Masked Rituals of Afikpo, the Context of an African Art</B></I> (Seattle and London: The University of Washington Press, 1975) for full information they appear on this and other types of Afikpo masks and the ceremonies in which. There is a small gnawing loss midway down the proper left side of the plaque. Otherwise, with wear, in good condition with the original coiled fiber attachment area intact.<BR><BR>Provenance: H. Bruce Greene II and family, Naples, Florida<BR><BR><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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