Standing female figure · Côte d'Ivoire, Guro · ID: 3048756
Bert Garrebeek, Brussels, Belgium (2003)
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
Description
wood, dyed red, black colour accents, base
Figures of the Guro are called “mi iri nä” - “small wooden person”. According to Fischer, they belong to the cult objects called “zu” or “zuzu”, which were placed at shrines bearing the same name.
“Zu” are invisible spirit beings who are able to protect the house and its inhabitants from evil forces and impending dangers. The small wooden figures are mediators between the “zu” and the humans.
The object Standing female figure with the object ID 3048756 was part of the auction 98th Auction on March 26, 2022. The object with the lot number 43 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800 with an asking price of EUR 1,700.
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Publications
BRUNEAF, Nocturnes D'Hiver II, 2003
AHDRC: 0058375