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Water spirit headdress "igodo" (bird) ·  Nigeria, Yoruba - Ijebu · ID: 3048575

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Provenance
Belgian Private Collection
Size
H: 64 cm
H: 25.2 inch

Description

wood, pigments, rest.

This crest is a variant of water spirit masks of the “Ekine” cult of the Ijaw, as danced by the Ijebu in the south of Yorubaland.

Their performances are meant to honour “olokun”, the goddess of the sea and a number of other water spirits, who are supposed to care for the well-being of the people.


The object Water spirit headdress “igodo” (bird) with the object ID 3048575 was last part of the auction 97th Auction at November 6, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 250.

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