Water spirit mask · Nigeria, Ijaw · ID: 3038179
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Size
H: 55,5 cm
H: 21.9 inch
Description
wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, combining human and animal features, min. dam., missing parts, cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
the life of the Ijaw who live in the extreme wateriness of the Niger Delta is closely connected to water, which is why their headdresses depict aquatic beings instead of bush spirits.
The object Water spirit mask with the object ID 3038179 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 277.
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Comparing literature
Wittmer, Marcilene K. & William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 38