Masque facial anthropomorphe "acali" · Nigéria, Igbo-Afikpo · ID: 3049968
Vendu
350 €
Provenance
Bernd Muhlack, Kiel, GermanyHelmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany (1992)
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Description
wood, pigments, base
According to Ottenberg, “acali” is often the first mask worn by a young initiate at his initiation into the secret society. Sometimes they are also worn by the older “okumkpa” - mask figure.
Littérature comparée
Ottenberg, Simon, Masked ritual of Afikpo, Washington 1975, p. 16 f.