Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities Day One - 17th September 2025
Lot 280
An Ibibio Eket marionette
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £826
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Description
An Ibibio Eket marionette
Nigeria
the half figure with a wide mouth with filed teeth and scarifications to the back and top of the head, with detachable arms and on a base of masks and discs, with polycrome decoration,
72.5cm high. (3)
Provenance
John-Paul Raad Collection, London.