Standing female shrine figure "alusi" ·  Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3033357

Description

wood, encrusted patina, polychrome paint, typical posture (hands) and modelling of the face (grooved scarifications), plant fibre necklace, min. dam., minor missing parts (toes), slight traces of abrasion, on base;
used to be kept in ritual houses of communities and families. Once a year they were presented in public. The relationship between man and deity was strengthened by celebrities and sacrifices.

The object Standing female shrine figure “alusi” with the object ID 3033357 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 297 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,200.

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