Anthropomorphic figure "tchitcherik" or "cicilg" · Togo, Moba · ID: 3046169
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Provenance
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 17 September 2011, Lot 275Belgian 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.
Comparing literature
Eisenhofer, S., Hahner-Herzog, I. et al., "Mein Afrika - Die Sammlung Fritz Koenig", München, London, New York 2000, p. 76