Post figure "wundul" or "dumbun" · Nigeria, Wurkun · ID: 3033678
Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany
Günter Christmann, Langenhagen, Germany (2006)
Description
wood, slightly encrusted brown patina, of characteristic form, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, fissures, on pedestal;
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.
The object Post figure “wundul” or “dumbun” with the object ID 3033678 was part of the auction 71st tribal art auction on November 24, 2012. The object with the lot number 264 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000 with an asking price of EUR 850.
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Comparing literature
Evers, Christophe, Art of the Upper Benue River, Brüssel 2003, p. 34