Magnifique figure d'autel féminine avec coupe et enfant · Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3046284
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
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. 99
Publications
AHDRC: 0109436