Male ancestor figure "kpin sebla" · Burkina Faso / Ghana, Dagaaba (Dagaare / Dagari) · ID: 3049998
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Provenance
Rudolf Leopold, Vienna, AustriaSize
H: 97 cm
H: 38.2 inch
Description
wood, signs of age and weathering
Ancestor sculptures, known as “kpin sebla”, were set up in hidden places or in shrines, and were only allowed to be seen by initiates. These figures received sacrificial offerings of millet, millet gruel or the blood of sacrificed animals.
The object Male ancestor figure “kpin sebla” with the object ID 3049998 was last part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale at September 24, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 109.
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