Body mask "aboyun" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3039952

Description

wood, matt greyish brown patina, black paint, indigo blue pigment, bulging abdomen of a pregnant woman with prominent navel and large breasts, incised diamond-shaped tattoos, slightly dam., cracks, abrasion of paint, traces of old age and weathering;
the body mask is worn together with a “gelede” helmet mask and cloth costume. The mask type is called “aboyun” = “the pregnant one”. It is worn by male dancers, who appeal for fertility for their women and appears at annual celebrations of the “gelede” society.

The object Body mask “aboyun” with the object ID 3039952 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 425.

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