Ancestor figure ·  Nigéria, Oron · ID: 3035528

Description

light brown wood, partly encrusted lusterless patina, pole-shaped, hat-like headgear, min. dam., fragmentary, strong traces of insect caused damage, traces of weathering, cracks, socle;
ancestors were not only venerated by masquerades, but they were actually personified in carved images which were kept on ancestral shrines. On certain occasions they were sacrificed, because they were still members of the lineage. The style of their carving is unique and unparalleled anywhere else in the country.

L’objet Ancestor figure avec l’ID d’objet 3035528 a fait partie de l’enchère 74th tribal art auction en 7 septembre 2013 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 241.

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