Rare mask "okobuzogui" · Guinea/ Liberia, Toma/ Loma · ID: 3046334
Description
wood, encrusted patina, kaolin, fabric tube with magical charge, water stains, rep.
The “okobuzogui” mask type is characterized by a long crocodile snout and ram horns. It is the incarnation of the great forest god “afwi”, who is called by the “zo” (fetish priests) in mysterious rites in the nocturnal jungle.
The appearance of the mask figure is connected with the initiation of the young boys and girls in the bush camp of the “poro” society.
The object Rare mask “okobuzogui” with the object ID 3046334 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 210 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.
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Comparing literature
Wolfram, Siegfried A., Liberia, Feldkirchen 2012, p. 85
Publications
AHDRC: 0149093