Figure debout "ikenga" ·  Nigéria, Igbo · ID: 3042583

Description

wood, encrusted brown patina, remains of pigments, min. dam., missing part (right foot tip), cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base.
Young man acquire “ikenga” at varying ages. An “ikenga” is consecrated in the presence of one’s lineage and/or age-mates. “Ikenga” is treated as a being, a spirit, “mmuo”, which will remain with its owner/guardian until his death. If devout, he will “feed” it daily with kola and wine, and periodically especially before an important undertaking, he will offer the sacrificial blood of a cock, ram, or goat to induce the spirit to help him succeed and again later to thank it for achieved success.

L’objet Figure debout “ikenga” avec l’ID d’objet 3042583 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 87e vente aux enchères Tribal Art dans 11 novembre 2017 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 294 a atteint un prix de vente de 550 €.

Vous trouverez d’autres Figures et autres types d’objets populaires sur nos pages thématiques associées. Notre page sur le thème Art africain pourrait également vous intéresser.