Face mask "elu" ("spirit") · Nigeria, Ogoni · ID: 3050059
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Provenance
American Private CollectionFrank Bell, Cologne, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 12 May 2007, Lot 280
Justin Barthels, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Size
H: 18 cm
H: 7.1 inch
Description
wood, two-part (articulated lower jaw), pigments,
“Elu” masks, normally beneficent spirits, either male or female, were worn by young men of the “ogoni” society, in ritual performances for funerals and when yams were planted and harvested.
The object Face mask “elu” (“spirit”) with the object ID 3050059 was last part of the auction 101st Auction at November 11, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 183.
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Publications
AHDRC: 0098855