Standing male shrine figure "alusi" ·  Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3033018

Description

wood, encrusted patina, polychrome paint, typical posture, representing the palms of the hands, narrow head with grooved ornamental scarifications, knob-like headgear, dam., missing parts 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 male shrine figure “alusi” with the object ID 3033018 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 226 achieved a sales price of EUR 900.

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