Ibibio - Nigeria

Small oval-triangular mask with enormous painted eyes, one White and the other red, with protruding truncated cones for pupils, pierced and painted in colors opposite to those of the eyes. These eyes occupy almost the entire mask, except for an open, perforated mouth showing the teeth, a tiny nose, and a fold in the narrow forehead that frames the large eyes like eyebrows. Except for the eyes, the rest of the mask is black.

Provenance: Medicus Mundi missionaires
Argiles Collection, Barcelona