Tête-cimier "oglinye" · Nigéria, Idoma, Ochai d'Otobi ou Ojiji Igumale · ID: 3047921
Description
wood, kaolin, plant fibre, base
The present headdress shows great similarities with two “oglinye” heads depicted in a treatise by Kasfir on Idoma artists (cf. Berns, 2011, p. 91, A.8).
One of these heads was photographed by Roy Sieber in 1958 and attributed to the artist Ochai of Otobi (deceased around 1950). Kasfir, on the other hand, attributes both heads to the artist Ojiji Igumale (deceased 1984). The latter was the younger of the two and is said to have known Ochai’s work because he also lived in the village of Otobi.
L’objet Tête-cimier “oglinye” avec l’ID d’objet 3047921 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 96e Vente aux enchères dans 24 avril 2021 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 216 a atteint un prix de vente de 3 200 €.
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Littérature comparée
Berns, Marla C. et. al., Arts of the Benue River Valley, Los Angeles 2011, p. 91, A.6 - A.8