Standing female figure · Nigeria, Jukun · ID: 3044220
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Provenance
Edward J. Klejman, Paris, FranceAder Picard Tajan, Paris, 18 December 1990, lot 38
Luc Berthier, Paris, France (1990)
Yves Créhalet, Paris, France
Size
H: 52 cm
H: 20.5 inch
Description
wood, iron, pigments, base
Jukun figures represent deceased chiefs, their wives and attendants. They appear at rain or harvest ceremonies as well as in cases of impending crisis. They need to receive daily rituals when they are being fed and spoken to. The vicinity and influence of the Mumuye is stilistically obvious.
Comparing literature
Evers, Christophe, Art of the Upper Benue River, Brussels 2003, p. 40
Publications
AHDRC: 0096184