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Face Mask (Elu)
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Face Mask (Elu)

Artist/Maker (Nigeria)
Datenot dated
Mediumwood and paint
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (18.1 x 11.4 x 11.4 cm)
ClassificationsCostumes and Accessories
Credit LineGift of Alan Potamkin
Terms
    Object number2012.2.17
    DescriptionThis spirit (elu) mask with articulated jaw is used in social regulatory masquerades in Ogoni villages. It is one of the stereotypical characters that embody, among other things, desirable social goals. With its derby hat, this mask suggests the ideal of accumulation of wealth in the modern world.
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    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Face Mask (Elu)
    Ogoni people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Face Mask (Elu)
    Ogoni people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Headdress (Tiyambo)
    Baga people
    20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Costume [Paka Egungun]
    Nigeria, Yoruba people
    ca. 1930
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Divination Head
    Bassa people
    20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Face Mask (Kaogle)
    Dan people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Face Mask
    Ogoni people
    mid 20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Face Mask
    Ogoni people
    20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Face Mask
    Ogoni people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Face Mask
    Ogoni people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Face Mask
    Ogoni people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Helmeted Male Figure
    Nayarit
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
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