Figure de sanctuaire féminine "shango" avec sac de chaman "laba" ·  Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3043647

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, slightly dam. (right forearm), cracks, abrasion of paint.

The female figure represents a “shango” priest wearing a leather shoulder bag, the “laba shango”. “Shango” priests receive a “laba” when they take office. When they were officiating on ritual occasions, they carry important cult objects such as celts, or “thunderbolts”, and rattles in the bag. A comparable male figure can be found in the Tishman Collection (Vogel, 1981, p. 106).

Littérature comparée

Vogel, Susan, For spirits and kings, African Art from the Paul and Ruth Tishman Collection, New York 1981, p. 106 f.

Publications

AHDRC: 0150554