Anthropomorphic headdress "ekeleke"
Nigéria, Igbo
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Taille
H: 45 cm
H: 17.7 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, kaolin (darkened), red paint, inserted wooden teeth, tripartite bud-like hairdo, raised round scarifiction marks, slightly dam. (tip of the coiffure), minor missing parts (backside), abrasion of paint, plate;
“ekeleke” is a festival honoring the water spirits “owu”. It is a finely choreographed performance by several men wearing similar headdresses, imported lace-like cloth head coverings and skirts or wrappers of Indian madras cloth. Virtuosic individual dances alternate with sets danced in unison, activated by a small gong and a drum orchestra playing on the sidelines.