Mask · Nigeria, Urhobo · ID: 3042875
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Provenance
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, GermanySize
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch
Description
wood, kaolin, black paint, encrusted in some areas, abundant scarification marks, small horns, min. dam., paint rubbed off in parts, base.
This mask type is used in ceremonies honouring the water spirit “ohworhu”, common to the southern Urhobo communities. “Ohworhu” is celebrated once in a decade.
The object Mask with the object ID 3042875 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 312.
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Comparing literature
Foss, Perkins (ed.), Where Gods and Mortals Meet, New York 2004, p. 115, ill. 65