Ex-German collection of African art . Crest mask of a rare type, with a satin, polychrome patina that varies from pink to orange with dark highlights. Kaolin encrustations remain on the surface. An orifice crosses the part to the top of the cap. Minor cracking. The Idoma established themselves at the confluence of the Benué and the Niger. Numbering 500,000, they are made up of farmers and traders. The neighborhood and therefore the influences of the Igbo, those of the Cross River and Igala ethnic groups have generated stylistic borrowings. Royal lineage members of their oglinye society, glorifying courage, use masks and crests during funerals and festivities. They also produced fertility statues with whitened faces and displaying incised teeth. Janiform crests are generally displayed at the funerals of notables. Members of the male Kwompten society, for their part, used statues called goemai as part of healing rituals. Ref. “Nigerian Arts” 5Continents.
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