Magnifique figure d'autel féminine avec coupe et enfant
Nigéria, Yoruba
Vendu
5 000 €
Provenance
collected in situ in the late 1960sWillem E. Geyskens, Diest, Belgium
Lucien Van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium
Emile Deletaille, Brussels, Belgium (1971)
Charles M. Plotz, New York, USA
Taille
H: 92 cm
H: 36.2 inch
Description
wood, pigments, base
This figure was made for a shrine dedicated to one of the Yoruba deities “orisa” - possibly “Shango”, who is associated with the power of thunderstorms, warriors, and kings.
Littérature comparée
Fagg, William, Yoruba, Sculpture of West Africa, New York 1982, p. 99Publications
AHDRC: 0109436