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Rare mask "okobuzogui", Guinea/ Liberia, Toma/ Loma, Size: H: 88 cm (H: 34.6 inch), ID: 3046334
Rare mask "okobuzogui", Guinea/ Liberia, Toma/ Loma, Size: H: 88 cm (H: 34.6 inch), ID: 3046334 - 2/6 Rare mask "okobuzogui", Guinea/ Liberia, Toma/ Loma, Size: H: 88 cm (H: 34.6 inch), ID: 3046334 - 3/6 Rare mask "okobuzogui", Guinea/ Liberia, Toma/ Loma, Size: H: 88 cm (H: 34.6 inch), ID: 3046334 - 4/6 Rare mask "okobuzogui", Guinea/ Liberia, Toma/ Loma, Size: H: 88 cm (H: 34.6 inch), ID: 3046334 - 5/6 Rare mask "okobuzogui", Guinea/ Liberia, Toma/ Loma, Size: H: 88 cm (H: 34.6 inch), ID: 3046334 - 6/6
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Lot 210
94th Tribal Art Auction

Rare mask "okobuzogui" ·  Guinea/ Liberia, Toma/ Loma · ID: 3046334

sold EUR 2,000
Provenance
Paul & Peggy Rabut, Westport / Connecticut, USA
Size
H: 88 cm
H: 34.6 inch

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.

You can find more Masks and other popular object types on our related topic pages. You may also be interested in our page on African art.

Comparing literature

Wolfram, Siegfried A., Liberia, Feldkirchen 2012, p. 85

Publications

AHDRC: 0149093

Africa
Masks

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