Ogbodo Enyi mask (also known as ‘Wa-Wa’)
Origine: Africa, Nigeria
Cultura: Igbo
Pubblicazione: Serge Diakonoff, L’âme de l’Afrique. Mascques et sculptures, Editions de l’Amateur, 2008, p. 178
Materiali: Legno, pigmenti
Datazione: XIX secolo
Altezza: 56 cm – 22,05”
Provenienza: ex collezione Serge Diakonoff
Prezzo: Non disponibile
Publication: Serge Diakonoff, L’âme de l’Afrique. Mascques et sculptures, Editions de l’Amateur, 2008, p. 178
The mask, known as Ogbodo Enyi, roughly translates to ‘elephant spirit’ or ‘village friend’ (where the word enyi means both elephant and friend). It consists of two distinctive faces. On one side, there is an abstract representation of the elephant with a recognisable trunk, while on the other side, there is a smaller, anthropomorphic face (ntekpe) carved into the top. The surface is painted with white kaolin and darker red-black tones.
As Diakonoff illustrates, the special feature of this Ogbodo Enyi mask is its naturalistic head, which features characteristics similar to Idoma sculptures.
Particolarità di questa maschera Ogbodo Enyi, come illustra Diakonoff, è la testa naturalistica, con tratti simili alle sculture Idoma.
