Figure de marionnette féminine de la société "ekon" · Nigéria, Ibibio / Anang · ID: 3048693
Walter Glaser, Basel, Switzerland (2000)
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 26 February 2005, Lot 146
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
Description
wood, three-piece, colour pigments, rest., base
Among the Ibibio, it was customary for young women of marriageable age to undergo a process of “body fattening”. This rite of passage, called “mbodi”, often accompanied by circumcision, lasted about a year. During this time, they are constantly encouraged to gain weight. Obesity was considered a symbol of prosperity, fertility and beauty and was supposed to increase their attractiveness as marriage partners.
Figures like this one were supposed to serve them as models of the ideal female beauty.
L’objet Figure de marionnette féminine de la société “ekon” avec l’ID d’objet 3048693 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 98e vente aux enchères dans 26 mars 2022 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 51 a atteint un prix de vente de 800 €.
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Littérature comparée
Wittmer, Marcilene K. & William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 59, 140