Beautiful and ancient Ogbodo Enyi maculin mask often wrongly called elephant mask, literally "elephant spirit" it represents not only an elephant for its strength and endurance, but it is also intimately associated with a volatile spirit and that of a feline, and the masquerade in which it participates is called Oke Ugu (the strong male lion) and concerns the strength of the fighters inflicting defeat on the enemies Igbo, Nigeria Wood, polychromy, beautiful patina of use L. : 52 cm Provenance : Galerie Bernard Dulon, Paris
Result
€1,920
Buyer's premium
28%
Beautiful and ancient Ogbodo Enyi maculin mask often wrongly called elephant mask, literally "elephant spirit" it represents not only an elephant for its strength and endurance, but it is also intimately associated with a volatile spirit and that of a feline, and the masquerade in which it participates is called Oke Ugu (the strong male lion) and concerns the strength of the fighters inflicting defeat on the enemies
Igbo, Nigeria
Wood, polychromy, beautiful patina of use
L. : 52 cm
Provenance :
Galerie Bernard Dulon, Paris
Sale
Friday 10 June 2022・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 14 - Hôtel Drouot
9, rue Drouot
75009 Paris