Zemanek-Münster
Mask with hinged jaw "elu" of the "ekpo" society, Nigeria, Ogoni, Size: H: 18 cm (H: 7.1 inch), ID: 3044685
Mask with hinged jaw "elu" of the "ekpo" society, Nigeria, Ogoni, Size: H: 18 cm (H: 7.1 inch), ID: 3044685 - 2/6 Mask with hinged jaw "elu" of the "ekpo" society, Nigeria, Ogoni, Size: H: 18 cm (H: 7.1 inch), ID: 3044685 - 3/6 Mask with hinged jaw "elu" of the "ekpo" society, Nigeria, Ogoni, Size: H: 18 cm (H: 7.1 inch), ID: 3044685 - 4/6 Mask with hinged jaw "elu" of the "ekpo" society, Nigeria, Ogoni, Size: H: 18 cm (H: 7.1 inch), ID: 3044685 - 5/6 Mask with hinged jaw "elu" of the "ekpo" society, Nigeria, Ogoni, Size: H: 18 cm (H: 7.1 inch), ID: 3044685 - 6/6
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Lot 196
90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art

Mask with hinged jaw "elu" of the "ekpo" society ·  Nigeria, Ogoni · ID: 3044685

sold EUR 700
Provenance
Manfred Schäfer, Ulm, Germany
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 26 November 2011, Lot 283
Size
H: 18 cm
H: 7.1 inch

Description

wood, collection number 11/260", base

Elu masks, normally beneficent spirits, either male or female, were worn by young men of the “ogoni” secret society in ritual performances for funerals and when yams were planted and harvested. More recently they appear at Christmas and New Year celebrations and to welcome important visitors.

Publications

AHDRC: 0138583

Africa
Masks

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