Face mask with articulated lower jaw "elu" ('spirit') · Nigeria, Ogoni · ID: 3052035
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Provenance
Günter Christmann, Langenhagen, GermanyOlaf 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.