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Figure de sanctuaire précoce "ikenga", 19e siècle, Nigéria, Igbo, Taille: H: 66 cm (H: 26.0 inch), ID: 3052645
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Figure de sanctuaire précoce "ikenga", 19e siècle ·  Nigéria, Igbo · ID: 3052645

Prix d'appel 4 500 €
Prix d'Estimation 9 000 €
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Provenance
British Collection
German Private Collection
Dorotheum, Vienna, Austria, 4 December 2018, lot 81
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 16 November 2019, lot 197
Taille
H: 66 cm
H: 26.0 inch

Description

wood, pigments, sacrificial traces, rest., base

Ikenga (= “Place of Strength”) symbolizes the Igbo adult male’s aggressiveness and drive to achievement and success in all areas of life. Before undertaking a venture requiring economic skills or physical prowess the owner makes sacrificial offerings to the “ikenga”. This act of worship assures him the power to accomplish his goal.

A striking and rare feature of this figure is the carved heads that encircle the main head of the “ikenga”. They appear to concentrate the power of the ancestors. For a comparable figure, see AHDRC 0093427.

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