Figure masculine assise "ntekpe" avec arme et chapeau · Nigéria, Igbo · ID: 3046134
Vendu
230 €
Provenance
Gerard Sand, Brussels, BelgiumDescription
terracotta, pigments, base
The figures “ntekpe” are placed at shrines, they are also called “children of the shrine”. They should offer protection and help in an emergency.
Littérature comparée
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Erde und Erz, München 1997, p. 455