Post figure · Nigeria, Yoruba / Anago · ID: 3046137
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Provenance
Southern German CollectionGazelle d’Afrique, Passau, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 2. Juni 2012, Lot 352
German Private Collection
Size
H: 103 cm
H: 40.6 inch
Description
wood, pigments, base
House posts belong to the most important and prominent sculptures of Yoruba Art.
Aside from their function as architectural sculptures to support roofs and hallways in royal palaces, their foremost and symbolic task was to demonstrate royal power and strength.