Standing female figure ·  Nigéria, Afo · ID: 3037575

Description

wood, slightly shiny blackish patina, voluminous forms, rich scarifications on body and face, crested coiffure with plaits and bun in the nape, slightly dam., cracks (face, base, left leg), rep. (breakage in the right shoulder area; chips at the buttocks and right thigh, as well as at the right breast), minor insect caused missing parts, plate;
the Afo are a small ethnical group in central Nigeria, calling themselves Eloyi. They have their homeland to the north of the Benue river. Most of their figurative sculpture depicts female figures or caryatides, mostly mother and child, as embodyment of the mythical mother archetype. The figures are common property of the village and only once a year during the “aya” ceremonies would they be brought out to the central square of the village where they received libations and used to ask for the good fertility of the soil and of the woman.

L’objet Standing female figure avec l’ID d’objet 3037575 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 78th tribal art auction dans 18 octobre 2014 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 282 a atteint un prix de vente de 4 000 €.

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Littérature comparée

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, Munich 2009, p. 14