Figure masculine assise "ntekpe" ·  Nigéria, Igbo · ID: 3048675

Description

terracotta, pigment remains, rest.

Through revelations communicated to individuals by divination, deities may prescribe the creation of shrines in their honor.

Figures like this one, often male and female in pairs or in the form of a single mother and child, were placed at these shrines.

The figures are called “ntekpe” and are regarded as “children” of the shrine and the deity who presides over it. Their task was to protect the inhabitants of the house and to intervene helpfully when needed.

These handmade clay creations are among the finest achievements of the West African ceramic tradition and were designed and made by elderly Igbo women.

L’objet Figure masculine assise “ntekpe” avec l’ID d’objet 3048675 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 98e vente aux enchères dans 26 mars 2022 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 209 a atteint un prix de vente de 500 €.

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Littérature comparée

Cole, Herbert M. & Chike C. Aniakor, Igbo Arts, Los Angeles 1984, p. 81