Ancestor figure ·  Nigeria, Oron · ID: 3035528

Description

light brown wood, partly encrusted lusterless patina, pole-shaped, hat-like headgear, min. dam., fragmentary, strong traces of insect caused damage, traces of weathering, cracks, socle;
ancestors were not only venerated by masquerades, but they were actually personified in carved images which were kept on ancestral shrines. On certain occasions they were sacrificed, because they were still members of the lineage. The style of their carving is unique and unparalleled anywhere else in the country.

The object Ancestor figure with the object ID 3035528 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 241.

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