Female mask "okoroshi oma" · Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3046812
sold
EUR 850
Provenance
Sid & Gae Berman, New York City, USA (before 1974)Size
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch
Description
wood, pigment, base
The benign and friendly ones are “okoroshioma” - “beautiful spirits”, white-faced and white-dressed. The Igbo word “oma” means good, pretty, and light. Their aggressive male counterparts in dark blankets are called “okoroshi ojo”, “ojo” meaning dark, ugly or heavy.
Comparing literature
Cole, Herbert M. & Chike C. Aniakor, Igbo Arts, Los Angeles 1984, p. 186 ff.