Zemanek-Münster

Anthropomorphic figure "tchitcherik" or "cicilg" ·  Togo, Moba · ID: 3046169

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Provenance
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 17 September 2011, Lot 275
Belgian Collection
Size
H: 95 cm
H: 37.4 inch

Description

wood, base

These figures were often interpreted as ancestral figures, but according to the latest research they represent protective spirits and were set up on the sacrificial place in front of the entrance to a farmstead.


The object Anthropomorphic figure “tchitcherik” or “cicilg” with the object ID 3046169 was last part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction at November 16, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 176.

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Comparing literature

Eisenhofer, S., Hahner-Herzog, I. et al., "Mein Afrika - Die Sammlung Fritz Koenig", München, London, New York 2000, p. 76


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