Cimier de danse zoomorphe "aku onu" · Nigéria, Jukun · ID: 3043976
Description
wood, bpigments, base
Dance crests „aku onu“ are one of the most abstract ones known in Africa. Worn vertically, it becomes anthropomorphic, with holes for the eyes, a long nose, a chignon at the front element, and a projecting chin beneath. Held horizontally, the mask turns into an animal with perforated elliptical horns with geometric patterns and a gaping mouth. During the ceremony, this mask was worn between the vertical and horizontal position, producing combining human and animal features.
L’objet Cimier de danse zoomorphe “aku onu” avec l’ID d’objet 3043976 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 89e vente aux enchères Tribal Art dans 7 juillet 2018 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 293 a atteint un prix de vente de 2 000 €.
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Littérature comparée
Lebas, Alain (ed.), Arts of Nigeria in French Private Collections, Milan 2012, ill. 160
Publications
van de Velde, Lucien & Joanna Teunen, From Benue River to Niger Delta, Antwerp 2012
AHDRC: 0153709