Mask with hinged jaw "elu" of the "ekpo" society · Nigeria, Ogoni · ID: 3044685
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 26 November 2011, Lot 283
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.
The object Mask with hinged jaw “elu” of the “ekpo” society with the object ID 3044685 was last part of the auction 90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art at November 17, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 196 achieved a sales price of EUR 700.
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AHDRC: 0138583