Body mask "aboyun" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3045234
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Ketterer, Munich, 11 April 1992, lot 156 ASize
H: 56 cm
H: 22.0 inch
Description
wood, polychrome painted,
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.