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.