Warthog mask with snake, Nigeria, Yoruba, Size: L: 45 cm (L: 17.7 inch), ID: 3044105

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Lot 308

89th Tribal Art Auction

Warthog mask with snake · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3044105

sold EUR 1,000

Provenance

Eric Robertson, New York, USA

Size

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.

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