Kneeling female figure "onile"

Description

brass, patina, showing the typical “ogboni” gesture, eyelet for support, traces of corrosion, encrusted with clay;
“onile” figures were kept inside the “oshugbo” houses. They symbolize the founders of the community. According to Witte they were used for delivering decisive messages in case of conflict between “ogboni” members.

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