Lot n° 354
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1400 - 1800
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YORUBA, Nigeria. - Lot 354
YORUBA, Nigeria.
Épa mask depicting a rider carved in a hieratic pose.
Wood covered with red ochre, indigo, and white pigments. Signs of age,
H.: 107 cm
One arm is broken and glued back together; a few chips and cracks.
Note: The imposing Épa masks, particularly associated with the Ekiti region, were worn on the head during ceremonial masquerades. The upper section here depicts a hieratic horseman wearing a tall, tiered headdress and holding a staff topped with a bird. The equestrian figure is an important symbol of prestige, authority, and power in Épa iconography.
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