Antelope mask "agira agbo" · Nigeria, Yoruba - Ijebu · ID: 3048393
sold
EUR 480
Provenance
Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, GermanyNeumeister, Munich, 15 October 2009, Lot 1316
Bettina Rübesam, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 65,5 cm
H: 25.8 inch
Description
wood, kaolin, colour pigments, rest., base
According to an Ijebu legend, an antelope was tied to a tree on the riverbank and its head decorated with grasses and vines. When the water spirits began to drag the antelope into the water, they were entangled in the vegetation. Up to this day, they struggle to free themselves and, in the process, stir the waters and make them rough.