Helmet mask "ojuegu" ·  Nigeria, Igala · ID: 3034697

Description

wood, polychrome paint, helmet-shaped corpus with the facial contours separated in a raised line, prominent forehead crest with disc-shaped elements, min. dam., crack, traces of abrasion;
the “egu” cult for the spirits of the dead is very important amongst the Igala. It is performed at the time of the yams harvest festivities, when the ancestors are evoked. “Egu” is symbolized by the “ojuegu” mask.

The object Helmet mask “ojuegu” with the object ID 3034697 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 239 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.

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