Post figure "wundul" or "dumbun" · Nigeria, Wurkun · ID: 3043595

Name: Post figure "wundul" or "dumbun"
SKU: 3043595
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

Dutch Private Collection (1970s)
Mia van Bussel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
Beppe Berna, Bologna, Italy

Size

H: 45,5 cm

H: 17.9 inch

Description

wood, dark brown patina, partly encrusted, dam., insect caused damage, cracks, base.
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.

The object Post figure “wundul” or “dumbun” with the object ID 3043595 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 311.

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