Mask with hinged jaw "elu" · Nigeria, Ogoni · ID: 3032133
Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Description
wood, kaolin, black paint, scarification on the forehead, elaborate coiffure, min. dam., traces of abrasion;
“elu” masks are worn by young men of the Ogoni secret society. They were attached to a cone-shaped fibre and cloth cap. The corresponding costumes varied. The small caricatures represent different characters. In a funny or tragic way they illustrate oral traditions in stories and songs.
The object Mask with hinged jaw “elu” with the object ID 3032133 was part of the auction 68th tribal art auction on March 3, 2012. The object with the lot number 385 achieved a sales price of EUR 350 with an asking price of EUR 300.
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