Mask "okoroshi oma"
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84th Tribal Art AuctionMask "okoroshi oma"
Nigeria, Igbo
Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
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Austrian Private Collection | H: 11.4 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
wood, kaolin, dark brown paint, slightly dam., traces of insect caused damage (above all backside), crack (chin), metal base;
"okoroshi" is best translated as "water spirit". The benign and friendly ones are "okoroshi oma" - "beautiful spirits", white-faced and white-dressed. The Igbo word "oma" means good, pretty, and light. Their aggressive male counterparts in dark blankets are called "okoroshi ojo", "ojo" meaning dark, ugly or heavy.