Urhobo female mask, Nigeria, wood, pigments, kaolin - Lot 221

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400 - 500 EUR
Urhobo female mask, Nigeria, wood, pigments, kaolin - Lot 221
Urhobo female mask, Nigeria, wood, pigments, kaolin H.54cmxW.13cm Available information on the mask's significance is varied, but suggests a basic link with Ohworu, a powerful water spirit. On the one hand, the mask is described as one of the "spirit children" (emedjo), who appear when the Niger River has reached its highest level to bring the "blessing of deep water" to villages. This type of mask is also said to represent a "girl with a young body" (omotokpokpo).
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