Zemanek-Münster
Masque anthropomorphe "elu" de la société "ekpo", Nigéria, Ogoni / Ibibio / Eket, Taille: H: 14 cm, ID: 3046854
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Masque anthropomorphe "elu" de la société "ekpo" ·  Nigéria, Ogoni / Ibibio / Eket · ID: 3046854

Vendu 1 200 €
Provenance
Alain Lecomte, Paris, France
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 15 November 2008, Lot 270
American Private Collection

Description

wood, encrusted black patina, base

“Elu” masks are brought out on all sorts of different occasions, for example during burial rites and harvest festivals, particularly the yam festival.

Their function is to impose law and order on the celebrants and to punish offenders, but they may also be used for purely entertainment purposes.

Publications

AHDRC: 0098933

Afrique
Masques

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