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Mask

Wooden Ekoi mask covered with antelope skin. Barkcloth has been applied to the back of the mask. The mask has been painted black. Pointed sticks are used as teeth. The Ekoi live in West Africa in the border area between Nigeria and Cameroon.

Data Provider
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Ekoi
Object type
Maske
Dimensions
Width: 160.0 mm
Height: 290.0 mm
Material/Technique
Bark pulp, Colourant, Animal skin, Wood
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/0043
Related object(s)

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1880 - 1901
  • Change of legal title:
    Purchase
    when
    30.10.1902
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Nigeria (location/origin)
    Africa (location/origin)
    Cross River (location/origin)
    Cameroon (location/origin)
    who
    Staschewski, F. - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC0 1.0 DEED
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