Zemanek-Münster

Anklet "ogba"

Nigeria, Igbo
sold EUR 700
Provenance
Bert Garrebeek, Beersel, Belgium
Size
D: 34 cm
D: 13.4 inch

Description

brass,

An old photograph from 1945 in Cole shows a male “agbogho mmwo” mask dancer with “ogba” gauntlets of moderate size (Cole, 1984, p. 35, ill. 61).


Comparing literature

Cole, Herbert M. & Chike C. Aniakor, Igbo Arts, Los Angeles 1984, p. 35, ill. 61

Publications

AHDRC: 0094230 (comparable object)


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