Half figure "iran" · Guinea-Bissau, Bidjogo · ID: 3051847
French Private Collection
Olaf Pfennig, Hannover, Germany
Description
wood, fabric, metal, pigments,
The general term for those Bidjogo figures is “iran”, a Creole word, although each such image also bears a more specific name. An “iran” can belong to an individual or to an entire village. In either instance it is given offerings and appealed for a wide range of personal and communal concerns such as bountiful crops, civil disputes and illness.
The object Half figure “iran” with the object ID 3051847 was part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale on September 24, 2025, lot number 92 at that time and is currently available for EUR 1,000 in Open sale.
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Comparing literature
The Harry Eiteljorg Collection, Indianapolis 1976, p. 56 f.