Mask "okoroshi"

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Description

wood, lusterless patina, polychrome paint, pierced slit eyes, elaborate coiffure with some lobes carved separate, pierced around the rim, missing parts through insect caused damage backside, traces of abrasion;
performances of present mask type apparently addressed large audiences and were accompanied by orchestras. Basically they were aiming at a great show effect different to those dances dealing with serious rituals and exercising social control.

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Littérature comparée

Wittmer, Marcilene K. & William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 29, ill. 65

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