Pair of shrine figures ·  Nigeria, Anago · ID: 3032161

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, both carved with loincloth, the male figure with playing a flute, slightly dam., paint rubbed off, rep. (base);
the flute as classical attribute surely referring to the trickster god “eshu”.The females hands up to the breasts may be interpreted as sacrificial gesture.

The object Pair of shrine figures with the object ID 3032161 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 97 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.

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Comparing literature

Eisenhofer, Stefan (Hg.), Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika, Linz 1997, p. 205