Male ancestor figure "kpin sebla" · Burkina Faso, Dagaaba (Dagaare / Dagari) · ID: 3051107
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Provenance
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, AustriaSize
H: 66 cm
H: 26.0 inch
Description
wood, encrusted sacrificial patina, traces of weathering, base
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 3051107 was last part of the auction Auction 103 at November 16, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 361.
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Comparing literature
Bognolo, Daniela, Lobi, Milan 2007, p. 57, Fig. 19