Standing male figure · Sierra Leone, Temne · ID: 3039631
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Provenance
Carl Otto Hultén, Malmö, Sweden (member of the Cobra-Group)Size
H: 34,7 cm
H: 13.7 inch
Description
wood, rich reddish brown and dark brown patina, pokerwork, slender trunk with arms close to the body, tripartite neck and small head, abundantly decorated with incised ornaments, columnar legs with vertical striped pattern and projecting hips, ear holes for attachment of ornament, two drilled holes (coiffure/backside), slightly dam., base;
presumably a figure used in connection with the twin cult of the Temne, called “tà-bàri” .
Comparing literature
Frederick Lamp hat eine Artikel über die Zwilling-Figuren (Tà-bàri) bei den Temne in African Arts, 41, 1, s.50-65 publiziert ("Temne Twins (Tà-bàri) Should Share Everything").