Mask with hinged jaw "elu" · Nigeria, Ogoni · ID: 3034213

Name: Mask with hinged jaw "elu"
SKU: 3034213
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany

Size

H: 15 cm

H: 5.9 inch

Description

wood, kaolin, black paint, coiffure in two lobes, flanking the forehead in two horn-like plaits, min. dam., slight 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 3034213 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 99.

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