Objet rituel "ofo" · Nigéria, Igbo · ID: 3042847
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Provenance
American Private Collection, New YorkDescription
wood, encrusted brown patina, iron, round staff with split and flattened endings with inserted metal plate, fixed by iron rings, min. dam., cracks, traces of corrosion.
“Ofo” is a central element in the religious and spiritual life of the Igbo and is used in numerous rituals. It has many roles: as manifestation of the divine, as medium among man and divinity, man and ancestors and humans among each other.
Littérature comparée
Espenel, Alexandre & Rémi Houdart, Ofo Anam, Paris 2001, p. 16 f.