Water spirit mask ·  Nigeria, Ijaw · ID: 3037046

Description

wood, dark brown patina, encrusted with red pigment, of rectangular form with two pairs of eyes, the combination of human and animal features conveys the dual nature of the mask type “otobo”, which is half-human and half-beast, dam., missing parts through insect caused damage, traces of abrasion, base

The object Water spirit mask with the object ID 3037046 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 306 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.

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Comparing literature

Anderson, Martha G., Ways of the Rivers, Los Angeles 2002, p. 219