Mask · Nigeria, Igala, Dekina District/Kwara State · ID: 3037858
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany
Hauswedell Hamburg, 30 October 1974, lot 739
Description
light brown wood, encrusted blackish brown patina, raised temple and cheek scarifications, wooden splinters inserted on top of the head, pierced around the rim, min. dam., small missing parts through insect caused damage, fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
the spirits of the ancestors were honoured two times a year, one day in rainy season and one in dry season. During those days, which were called “ote egu” (“water for the spirits”), each mask type of the Igala appeared: ancestor spirit masks, a number of royal masks and zoomorphic masks.
The object Mask with the object ID 3037858 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 294 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.
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