Seated male figure "ntekpe" with gun and cap · Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3046134
sold
EUR 230
Provenance
Gerard Sand, Brussels, BelgiumSize
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
terracotta, pigments, base
The figures “ntekpe” are placed at shrines, they are also called “children of the shrine”. They should offer protection and help in an emergency.
Comparing literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Erde und Erz, München 1997, p. 455