Face mask with articulated jaw "elu" ("spirit"), Nigeria, Ogoni, Size: H: 24 cm (H: 9.4 inch), ID: 3048805

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3048805

Face mask with articulated jaw "elu" ("spirit") · Nigeria, Ogoni · ID: 3048805

Price EUR 800

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance

Provenance

American Private Collection

Size

H: 24 cm

H: 9.4 inch

Description

wood, two-part, pigments,

“Elu” masks, usually representing beneficient spirits, were usually worn by young men of the “ogoni” secret society.

Historically, masks were worn in ritual performances for funerals and when yams were planted and harvested.

More recently they appear at Christmas and New Year celebrations and to welcome important visitors.

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