Zemanek-Münster

Unusual face mask "okoroshi" ·  Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3046814

sold EUR 1,700
Provenance
Sid & Gae Berman, New York City, USA (before 1974)
Amyas Naegele, New York, USA (2019)
Size
H: 43 cm
H: 16.9 inch

Description

wood, pigments, base

In “owu” season (at the peak of rainy season) the water spirits descent to earth from their homes in the clouds in order to dwell and cavort among human beings. These legendary spirits materialize in villages as masqueraders. All maskers are called “okoroshi”, best translated as “water spirit”.


The object Unusual face mask “okoroshi” with the object ID 3046814 was last part of the auction Voyage Tribal Art - Live Online Auction at May 23, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 170 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,700.

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Publications

AHDRC: 0171970


Exhibition

New York, USA: "MATA - Madison Ancient and Tribal Art", Arader gallery, 10 - 12 May 2019 (Naegele)


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