Half figure "iran otibago" · Guinea-Bissau, Bidjogo · ID: 3044690
Description
wood, tacks, encrusted patina, red pigment, base
The “iran otibago” serve as receptacle/ abode for the souls of venerated deceased. Sacrifices are regularly made to the figure to appease the ancestor within.
It is also stated that a villager looking to tend a field or grow crops from the land must also offer animal sacrifices to the “iran otibago” figure asking ancestors for approval to make use of the land and for a successful harvest.
The object Half figure “iran otibago” with the object ID 3044690 was last part of the auction 90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art at November 17, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 94.
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AHDRC: 0056557