Ritual object "ofo" ·  Nigéria, Igbo · ID: 3036799

Description

wood, encrusted patina, iron, circular staff with flattened endings, spade-shaped metal tongue, fixed by iron rings, set with metal sticks with scrolled endings, encrusted with clay, min. dam., traces of corrosion, base;
“ofo” objects symbolize the connection between the chief and his ancestors.

Littérature comparée

Cole, Herbert M. & Chike C. Aniakor, Chike, Igbo Arts, Los Angeles 1984, p. 12, ill. 27