Ritual object "anok" · Guinea, Baga · ID: 3032173

Name: Ritual object "anok"
SKU: 3032173
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany

Size

H: 50 cm

L: 100 cm

H: 19.7 inch

L: 39.4 inch

Description

wood, brown patina, a columnar neck supporting a narrow anthropomorphic head with a long beak and elaborate headcrest in openwork design, min. dam., cracks, traces of abrasion;
important requisite of the “simo” secret society. In front of the “anok” and through him, the young initiate is prepared for his rights and duties as adequate member of the social community. During the closing ceremonies antelope horns, filled with magical substances, were stuck into the openings of the anok. After the circumcision the young man takes the horns and keeps them. The “anok” plays an important role at harvest rites and at funeral ceremonies for important clan members as well.

The object Ritual object “anok” with the object ID 3032173 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 78.

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