Lot No. 33


An Afikpo Mask 'okumkpa'


An Afikpo Mask 'okumkpa' - Tribal Art

Nigeria, wood, 62 cm high. Okumkpa (agbogho mma meaning 'to carry a child' or 'Queen mask') are worn by a single older boy and young man of the Mmwo (or Mma) secret society to celebrate the end of the dry season.

Provenance:
American private collection;
Oumar Keinde, New York
Dr. J. B. Bedaux, Belgium.

Specialist: Joris Visser Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34

Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com

13.10.2022 - 15:49

Realized price: **
EUR 1,536.-
Estimate:
EUR 1,500.- to EUR 1,800.-
Starting bid:
EUR 1,200.-

An Afikpo Mask 'okumkpa'


Nigeria, wood, 62 cm high. Okumkpa (agbogho mma meaning 'to carry a child' or 'Queen mask') are worn by a single older boy and young man of the Mmwo (or Mma) secret society to celebrate the end of the dry season.

Provenance:
American private collection;
Oumar Keinde, New York
Dr. J. B. Bedaux, Belgium.

Specialist: Joris Visser Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34

Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com


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Auction: Tribal Art
Auction type: Online auction
Date: 13.10.2022 - 15:49
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 06.10. - 13.10. 2022


** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT

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