Figure debout ·  Nigéria, Jukun · ID: 3053474

Description

wood, metal, base

Handwritten collection number “von Schroeder AF 259 Karim” on the back.

Jukun figures represent deceased chiefs, their wives and attendants because the chiefs are responsible for the rain, the fertility of the land and the security of the people. They therefore appear at rain or harvest ceremonies, as well as in cases of impending crisis. Like the Egyptian gods, they need to receive daily rituals when they are being fed and spoken to. The vicinity and influence of the Mumuye are stylistically obvious.

Littérature comparée

Berns, Marla C. et al., Arts of the Benue River Valley, Los Angeles 2011, p. 276, ill. 8.57

Publications

Eisenhofer, Stefan & Karin Guggeis, Afrikanische Kunst, München, Berlin 2002, p. 68, ill. 46