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Face mask with articulated lower jaw "elu" ('spirit'), Nigeria, Ogoni, Size: H: 21 cm (H: 8.3 inch), ID: 3052035
Face mask with articulated lower jaw "elu" ('spirit'), Nigeria, Ogoni, Size: H: 21 cm (H: 8.3 inch), ID: 3052035 - 2/4 Face mask with articulated lower jaw "elu" ('spirit'), Nigeria, Ogoni, Size: H: 21 cm (H: 8.3 inch), ID: 3052035 - 3/4 Face mask with articulated lower jaw "elu" ('spirit'), Nigeria, Ogoni, Size: H: 21 cm (H: 8.3 inch), ID: 3052035 - 4/4
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Lot 207
Collectors' Items Sale

Face mask with articulated lower jaw "elu" ('spirit') ·  Nigeria, Ogoni · ID: 3052035

not available anymore
Provenance
Günter Christmann, Langenhagen, Germany
Olaf Pfennig, Hannover, Germany
Size
H: 21 cm
H: 8.3 inch

Description

wood, pigments, base

The object Face mask with articulated lower jaw “elu” (‘spirit’) with the object ID 3052035 was last part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale at September 24, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 207.

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Comparing literature

Wittmer, Marcilene K. & William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 46 f.

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