Red African Mask

Hi All,

Can anyone help me with this? I'm completely stuck..

It came from an auction with no info other than "african mask".

Thanks a lot!

Calum

 

Try looking at Igbo/Ibo masks from Nigeria. I have seen the narrow nose, funny grin, and swirl motifs on the cheeks on other Igbo masks. The red color is less typical, but they make a great variety of masks.

http://www.zyama.com/igbo/

https://wolfgang-jaenicke.com/products/an-ibo-mask

 

Thanks a lot 2mb! I was trying to find another mask with the swirl but couldn't. And I can see some Igbo masks there with the same sinister grin. Looking at it again I wonder if the red was added later.. It seems to have been applied very crudely.