Tribal highlights: mask and figure at Woolley & Wallis
The best-performing lots in the tribal art sale at Woolley & Wallis (25% buyer’s premium) in Salisbury on June 8 were these two pieces: an Ibibio mask (idiok ekpo) sold at £30,000 and a Nicobar standing male figure (kareau) that brought £34,000.
Expressive idiok ekpo represent spirits and were used in the dances of the Ibibio, who live east o…