Helmet Mask - Ibibio People - SOLD

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Living west of the Cross River, the Ibibio have no centralized government. Their social organization resembles that of the Igbo, their neighbors to the west. Secret societies rule over daily life and ancestor worship is universally practiced. Multi-faced sculptures refer to heightened vision and the ability to see beyond this world into the next. The four faces symbolize life (life, childbirth, aging, and death) and family (father, mother, son, and daughter). 16.5"H x 9"Dia.