Standing janus figure · Tanzania, Pare · ID: 3038264
sold
EUR 450
Size
H: 23 cm
H: 9.1 inch
Description
wood, encrusted brown patina, white pigment remains, a bigger male and a small female figure without arms, arranged back to back, accentuated sexual characteristics, male one showing a circular cavity on top of the head, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
only few figures of the Pare are known. They served diviners, healers and sorcerers as auxiliary means with their ritual practices.