Warthog mask with snake
Nigeria, Yoruba
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Eric Robertson, New York, USASize
L: 45 cm
L: 17.7 inch
Description
wood, nails, rep., base
The snake (python) is regarded as the progenitor of the water spirits. Water plays an important role in the life of the Ijebu-Yoruba, which led to to the introduction of a cult known as “ekine”, which is devoted to water spirits.