Anthropomorphic pole figure "okuli" · Nigeria, Koro · ID: 3048199
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Provenance
Hans Petereit, Cologne, GermanySize
H: 114 cm
H: 44.9 inch
Description
wood, base
“Okuli” were used to ritually pound the ground during great ceremonies.There are also pole figures with separate legs called “obakuli”. One of these is illustrated in Neyt, p. 34, fig. 9.
Comparing literature
Neyt, Francois, Nigerian Primitivism, Brussels n.d., p. 34, fig. 9