Post figure "wundul" or "dumbun"

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Description

wood, reddish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, of characteristic form, missing parts through insect caused damage at the base, inscribed on the back: “F 151”, on pedestal;
the Wurkun are well-known for their pairs of male-female figures on iron spikes. Their function is to ensure the well-being of the owner and his family, with a special orientation towards the fertility of the crops. In most cases they were set up in the fields outside the teepee-like structure made of a grass mat, with a large pot for sacrifices nearby. Others were established on shrines within the owner’s compound like the Chambas “tauwa” figures and, like them, were used for curing illness by divination.

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Comparing literature

Evers, Christophe, Art of the Upper Benue River, Brüssel 2003, p. 34 Wittmer, Marcilene K., Arnett, William, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 88

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