Elephant spirit mask "ogbodo enyi" · Nigeria, Izzi · ID: 3040086
Description
wood, black, white and red pigment, carved with two mask faces in place of the ears, forehead projection (serving as handle as well), dam., small missing part (tip of left tusk ), cracks, traces of abrasion
The object Elephant spirit mask “ogbodo enyi” with the object ID 3040086 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 393 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Hahner-Herzog, Iris, Das Zweite Gesicht, Genf, München, New York 1997, ill. 55