Anthropomorphic face mask "acali" · Nigeria, Igbo-Afikpo · ID: 3049968
sold
EUR 350
Provenance
Bernd Muhlack, Kiel, GermanyHelmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany (1992)
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Size
H: 23,5 cm
H: 9.3 inch
Description
wood, pigments, base
According to Ottenberg, “acali” is often the first mask worn by a young initiate at his initiation into the secret society. Sometimes they are also worn by the older “okumkpa” - mask figure.
The object Anthropomorphic face mask “acali” with the object ID 3049968 was last part of the auction 101st Auction at November 11, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 134 achieved a sales price of EUR 350.
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Comparing literature
Ottenberg, Simon, Masked ritual of Afikpo, Washington 1975, p. 16 f.