Grande figure masculine de sanctuaire ·  Nigéria, Yoruba/Owo/Bénin-Edo · ID: 3043672

Description

wood, brown patina, black encrusted sacrificial patina, unusual in size, slightly dam., cracks, patina chipped off, insect caused missing parts (base), metal plate.
Owo is a town of the Yoruba in Nigeria, on the top of the triangle between the holy town of the Yoruba, Ife, and Benin, the capital of the old kingdom of this name. Due to this geographical position Owo has been exposed to both centers of art over the course of centuries. The town was from time to time under the military tutelage of the Benin Kingdom between the 15th and 19th century. At times, Owu rulers had to be confirmed by the Oba of Benin and pay tribute to him. Benin-influenced institutions were adopted and a Benin-influenced court art evolved. For a comparable figure attributed to the Yoruba/Owo see AHDRC 0109023. For a comparable figure attributed to the Benin-Edo (ex Jay C. Leff Collection) see AHDRC 0088030.

L’objet Grande figure masculine de sanctuaire avec l’ID d’objet 3043672 a fait partie de l’enchère 88e vente aux enchères Tribal Art en 10 mars 2018 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 317.

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Littérature comparée

compare 0088030 (Benin-Edo) and 0109023 (Yoruba-Owo)

Publications

AHDRC: 0150555