code: 2024-II-AB

a wooden, African tribal art mask, known as:

ELU

a dance mask, representing an ancestor spirit of the Ogoni People

with light pigmented face and adjustable / hinged jaw

scarification marks on the forehead and next to the ears

age: probably mid 20th Century

condition: signs of age and handling, abraded patina, a superficial crack in the lower jaw, some old bug holes

- do look at all pictures, they are part of the description - 

provenance: a private collection of African tribal art in The Netherlands, collected since 1960 - 

height: circa 21,5 cm / circa 8.4 inch

width: circa 14 cm / 5.5 inch

weight: circa 274 gr.

Elu masks, usually representing beneficient spirits, are danced by young members of secret men’s societies that have social, religious, or governmental functions, the small masks - like this one - are attached to cone-shaped caps of fiber and cloth that cover the heads of the dancers, they are usually danced at annual festivals or at funerals of members of the societies.

 please note: we are not experts on the subject of tribal art, we have done some limited and unprofessional research, trying to attribute the item to a land, country, tribe or people and determine the age and use to the best we could, do judge for yourself, by taking a close look at all pictures, the tribal affilation and age, we will not accept returns if the buyer finds that we are wrong concerning these matters - we "sell as is"

world wide shipping: 

- you will be ordering registrated shipment provided by PostNL from The Netherlands, EU

- this will be according to the PostNL conditions and destinations

- if possible with tracking, priority and insurance offered by PostNL for loss during shipment 

- shipping out of the EU will be under Incoterm DAP and HS-code 9705.31

we are: delta 98 den haag

The Hague, The Netherlands, EU