Door wing "mgbo ezi" ·  Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3042193

Description

heavy wood (“iroko”),brown patina, remains of pigments, carved with geometrical decor, central motif: two concentric circles on top of each other, min. dam., cracks, missing parts, traces of abrasion, base;
the favoured wood for doors and panels is “iroko”, a hardwood associated with males, power, and certain mysteries. An “iroko” tree can only be felled after ritual precautions and sacrifice to placate the strong spirit within. This is never a casual undertaking and usually involves many men, for these trees are often giants.

The object Door wing “mgbo ezi” with the object ID 3042193 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 321.

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Comparing literature

Cole, Herbert M. & Chike C. Aniakor, Igbo Arts, Los Angeles 1984, p. 70, ill. 121

Publications

Galerie Afrique (ed.), Ibo, Saint Maur 2004, ill. 64

AHDRC: 0095304

Exhibition

Ibo, Galerie Afrique, Parcours des Mondes, Paris 2004