Post figure "wundul" or "dumbun" ·  Nigéria, Wurkun · ID: 3034098

Description

wood, brown patina, schematized forms with high forehead comb, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, socle;
the Wurkun are well-known for their pairs of male-female figures on iron spikes. Their function is to ensure the well-being of the owner and his family, with a special orientation towards the fertility of the crops. In most cases they were set up in the fields outside the teepee-like structure made of a grass mat, with a large pot for sacrifices nearby. Others were established on shrines within the owner’s compound like the Chambas “tauwa” figures and, like them, were used for curing illness by divination.

L’objet Post figure “wundul” or “dumbun” avec l’ID d’objet 3034098 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 72nd tribal art auction dans 9 mars 2013 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 365 a atteint un prix de vente de 450 €.

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Littérature comparée

Wittmer, Marcilene K., Arnett, William, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 88