Post figure

Description

wood, reddish patina, remains of pigments, post-shaped corpus without arms and legs, shoulder- and breast area indicated, crowned by a janus head with nearly identical facial features and disc-shaped headgear, dam., missing parts through insect caused damage, traces of weathering, cracks;
tall cylindrical posts with anthropomorphic heads are found in the villages of many ethnic groups, even among the neighbouring Tabwa. They should protect the village and its leader.