Warthog mask with snake · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3044105
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.
The object Warthog mask with snake with the object ID 3044105 was last part of the auction 89th Tribal Art Auction at July 7, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 308 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.
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