Mask with hinged jaw "elu"

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Description

wood, matt encrusted greyish brown patina, box-shaped superstructure with calabash (?), pierced around the rim, min. dam., small missing parts through insect caused damage (back, superstructure), cracks, traces of abrasion, base;
“elu” masks are worn by young men of the “ogoni” secret society. They were attached to a cone-shaped fibre and cloth cap. The corresponding costumes varied. The small caricatures represent different characters. In a funny or tragic way they illustrate oral traditions in stories and songs.

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Publications

David, Jean, Ogoni, Zurich 2002, p. 15 f.

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