Beautiful female shrine figure with offering bowl and child
Nigeria, Yoruba
sold
EUR 5,000
Provenance
collected in situ in the late 1960sWillem E. Geyskens, Diest, Belgium
Lucien Van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium
Emile Deletaille, Brussels, Belgium (1971)
Charles M. Plotz, New York, USA
Size
H: 92 cm
H: 36.2 inch
Description
wood, pigments, base
This figure was made for a shrine dedicated to one of the Yoruba deities “orisa” - possibly “Shango”, who is associated with the power of thunderstorms, warriors, and kings.
Comparing literature
Fagg, William, Yoruba, Sculpture of West Africa, New York 1982, p. 99Publications
AHDRC: 0109436