Figure poteau anthropomorphe "okuli" · Nigéria, Koro · ID: 3048199
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Provenance
Hans Petereit, Cologne, GermanyDescription
wood, base
“Okuli” were used to ritually pound the ground during great ceremonies.There are also pole figures with separate legs called “obakuli”. One of these is illustrated in Neyt, p. 34, fig. 9.
Littérature comparée
Neyt, Francois, Nigerian Primitivism, Brussels n.d., p. 34, fig. 9