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Double mask (enyi ima)
Double mask (enyi ima)

Double mask (enyi ima)

Artist Unidentified
19th–20th century
Object PlaceNigeria
Medium/TechniqueWood, pigment, fiber
Dimensions52.5 x 28 cm (20 11/16 x 11 in.)
Credit LineFrank B. Bemis Fund
Accession number1992.510
On View
On view
ClassificationsMasks
Description
The round masks of the Eket are worn at funerals and agricultural festivals for the Ekong Society. Studies by anthropologists suggest that their shape may symbolize the moon. Double masks such as this one are rare.
ProvenanceBy 1979, Hubert Goldet (b. 1945 – d. 2000), Paris. 1992, sold by the Galerie Alain de Monbrison, Paris, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 28, 1992)
Restricted: For reference only
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