Paire de figures masculin-féminin ·  Nigéria, Isoko / Urhobo · ID: 3051051

Description

light wood, kaolin, black pigment,

A pair of figures by the same hand published in Perkins Foss (2004, p.18, Cats. 2,3). For another pair of figures by the artist see AHDRC 0096096.

Urhobo men and women maintain personal shrines (“orhan”) to protect themselves from adversity and to bring health, wealth, and happiness to their lives. For this purpose, various figurative carvings, including pairs of figures, were placed at the shrines and offerings were made to them.

L’objet Paire de figures masculin-féminin avec l’ID d’objet 3051051 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères Vente aux enchères 103 le 16 novembre 2024, numéro de lot 182 et est actuellement disponible pour 3 000 € en Vente libre.

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Littérature comparée

Foss, Perkins (ed.), "Where Gods and Mortals Meet, Continuity and Renewal in Urhobo Art", New York: Museum of African Art, 2004, p. 18, Cats. 2,3.