Figure d´ancêtre debout "iagalagana" ·  Nigéria, Mumuye · ID: 3043545

Description

wood, partly shiny dark brown patina, striking small head rising from strong neck, disc-shaped ears (female type), min. dam., traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, small missing parts, cracks, base.
Mumuye figures all show a high degree of stylistic diversity which is paralleled by a great variety of functions: some were used as oracles, others in connection with healing, and still others reinforced the status of important elders as embodiments of vaguely conceived tutelary spirits. The first function of these sculptures is to watch over the family enclosure and to protect its inhabitants as well as guests who are allowed to enter there. Those figures that were seen near the huts of the “Masters of the Rain” seem also to grant them the power of intercession, guaranteeing the rythm of the seasons, and particularly favoring the growing of crops.

L’objet Figure d´ancêtre debout “iagalagana” avec l’ID d’objet 3043545 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 88e vente aux enchères Tribal Art dans 10 mars 2018 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 305 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 800 €.

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Publications

Neyt, Francois, Mumuye, Paris 2006, p. 148 f., ill. 28

AHDRC: 0150542