Mirror frame ·  Nigéria, Igbo · ID: 3040009

Description

wood, encrusted blackish-brown patina, flat oval corpus with rectangular deepening, originally inserted mirror glass missing, incised linear decor and notched ornaments, slightly dam., minor missing parts, traces of insect caused damage;
such wooden mirror frames were once widely known in Igbo-Land. They were often carried by titled women as display items in rites of installation, but they were not restricted to them. They were used by medicine men for storing secret magical utensils as well.

L’objet Mirror frame avec l’ID d’objet 3040009 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 83rd Tribal Art Auction dans 28 mai 2016 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 276 a atteint un prix de vente de 150 €.

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Littérature comparée

Cole, Herbert M. & Chike C. Aniakor, Igbo Arts, Los Angeles 1984, p. 54 f.