WURKUN YOKE or SHOULDER MASKS and FIGURE, Nigeria

Wurkun 1 48", $1500	Wurkun 1 48", $1500	Wurkun 1 48", $1500	Wurkun 1 48", $1500
Wurkun 2 50", $1500	Wurkun 2 50", $1500	Wurkun 2 50", $1500	Wurkun 2 50", $1500

Wurkun 3 17.5", SOLD

Wurkun 3 17.5", SOLD

Wurkun 3 17.5", SOLD

Wurkun 3 17.5", SOLD

MUMUYE Yoke/Shoulder Masks

MUMUYE Yoke/Shoulder Masks 2

JUKUN Yoke/Shoulder Mask

The Wurkun, like the Mumuye, have shoulder or yoke masks, known as Sukwava, which displays an elongated neck set under a diminutive head, but with much more expressive features. Traditionally, they were used during pre-war ceremonies, but nowadays they are worn during rain-making and healing practices.

Peoples such as the Mumuye, the Chamba, the Jukun, the Wurkun and the Montol live along the Benue River in eastern Nigeria,