Ritual object "ofo" · Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3036799
sold
EUR 800
Provenance
Galerie L’Accrosonge, Paris, FranceSize
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch
Description
wood, encrusted patina, iron, circular staff with flattened endings, spade-shaped metal tongue, fixed by iron rings, set with metal sticks with scrolled endings, encrusted with clay, min. dam., traces of corrosion, base;
“ofo” objects symbolize the connection between the chief and his ancestors.
The object Ritual object “ofo” with the object ID 3036799 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 301 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.
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Comparing literature
Cole, Herbert M. & Chike C. Aniakor, Chike, Igbo Arts, Los Angeles 1984, p. 12, ill. 27