Cimera Ogdobo Inyi
Wawa · Nigeria
Reference: MFG-47
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- Height
- 60 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments
The Wawa are a small ethnic group, neighbors and relatives of Igbomainly in the north of the capital of Nigeria, Abudja, on the road from D’jamena…
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Full original description
The Wawa are a small ethnic group, neighbors and relatives of Igbomainly in the north of the capital of Nigeria, Abudja, on the road from D’jamena to Tchad. They were decimated and dispersed by the Fulani or Peul at the beginning of the century XVIIISome. WawaIn a small number, they are also implanted in Cameroon. They are engaged in agriculture and livestock farming.
Their masks, of great proportions, are called “ogbodo enyi” or elephant spirit, which they represent. The mask ogbodo enyi is a manifestation of the force of the pachyderm, some of whose features, quite stylized, presents. The wearer of the mask, usually a man, appears completely covered in raffia. In the village of Izzi, once a year the mask is covered by a woman, to fight infant mortality and fight epidemics.
This big scimer mask is topped by a human head.
Further technical information
- Width
- 27 cm
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
- Recorded weight
- 3 g
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