Fine African Art Auction
Lot 158:
1956 Umuagu village Oba. Wood, nails, cloth and natural pigments. Height 30 inches. Losses and old repairs.
Bekee is an Igbo term for white man, after a doctor that worked in the region. The spirit mask is owned by an age group and the group appears at festivals and on invitation to perform at private functions and national conventions.
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