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An ijo (ijaw) "otojo" helmet mask in shape of a crocodile, nigeria, was carved to honor bini oru, spirit of water, during masquerades owutheir neighbours igbo-ekpeya use similar masks during masquerades egbukerecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefishermen had to be careful not to offend these spirits or they could kill their wrath by means of the various dangerous animal species in the area, such as hippos, crocodiles or pythonsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisource: arts of nigeria, aour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store5continents; niger deltait was fixed horizontally on the top of the skull; remnants of white kaolin and traces of ritual usethese masks and other artistic productions are intended to honor aquatic spirits, oro, whom they worship and to whom sacrifices were intended
172 €
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ijo masks depict creatures which were born out of the imagination, the latter are usually related to the aquatic lifecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefurthermore, references to their warrior past abound in their reliquaries, rituals and masked celebrationsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteindeed, the ijo-kalabari mainly live from fishing and their small villages are established on marshy areas at the east of the nun river, their cosmogony is naturally focused on this environmentare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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