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”.
Publications
AHDRC: 0171970
Exhibition
New York, USA: "MATA - Madison Ancient and Tribal Art", Arader gallery, 10 - 12 May 2019 (Naegele)