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210339 - Old Tribal used Rare African 2 head statue from Eket - Nigeria.
210339 - Old Tribal used Rare African 2 head statue from Eket - Nigeria.
210339 - Old Tribal used Rare African 2 head statue from Eket - Nigeria.
210339 - Old Tribal used Rare African 2 head statue from Eket - Nigeria.
210339 - Old Tribal used Rare African 2 head statue from Eket - Nigeria.
210339 - Old Tribal used Rare African 2 head statue from Eket - Nigeria.
210339 - Old Tribal used Rare African 2 head statue from Eket - Nigeria.
210339 - Old Tribal used Rare African 2 head statue from Eket - Nigeria.

210339 - Old Tribal used Rare African 2 head statue from Eket - Nigeria.

$ 118.8

Availability: 67 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Period: 1920 - 1940
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Material: Wood
  • Condition: Condition see the pictures.
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Tribe: Eket
  • Maker: Eket people
  • Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
  • Provenance: Private collection G.J. van Kuijk

    Description

    Tribal used Rare African Old 2 head statue from Eket, Nigeria.
    Hand carved from a single piece of wood, with color pigments.
    Diameter: 24 cm.
    This Bakongo mask was collected between 1920 and 1940 and ended up in my private collection in 1992.
    The Eket, numbering one million, are an Ibibio subgroup of farmers who do not fish unlike their Cross River neighbors
    .
    The main economic staple in the region is the palm oil, which is extracted and sold to external markets. Every village is ruled by a group elders and the heads of extended families. Their decisions are enforced by members of the
    ekpo
    society who act as messengers of the ancestors. The Ekpo society requires that its initiates sponsor feasts for the town, which foster the appearance of the redistribution of wealth by providing the poor with food and drink. In effect, this allows the disparity in wealth to be perpetuated in Ibibio society.
    Ekpo
    members are always masked when performing their policing duties, and although their identities are almost always known, fear of retribution from the ancestors prevents most people from accusing those members who overstep their limits, effectively committing police brutality.
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