Figure de sanctuaire "ikenga" · Nigéria, Igbo, Umumbo · ID: 3051093
Vendu
900 €
Provenance
Rudolf Leopold, Vienna, AustriaErwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
Description
wood, insect caused damage, base
“Ikenga” means “place of strength”. The figures symbolise the Igbo adult male’s drive to achievement and success in all fields.
Littérature comparée
Boston, John, Ikenga figures among the north-west Igbo and the Igala, London 1977, p. 38, pl. 21