Standing female shrine figure "alusi" · Nigéria, Igbo · ID: 3040476
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Provenance
Peter Werner, München, GermanyWalter Stanley Schwab, Murten, Switzerland
Walter Glaser, Basel, Switzerland
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 21 February 2003, lot 207
German Private Collection
Description
light wood, small remains of black pigment, flat body with geometrical arranged limbs, vertical band tattoo with diagonal grooves, inscribed in two places on the backside: “WS 250”, slightly dam., cracks, missing parts through insect caused damage (above all backside), washing patina, base;
the geometric stylized treatment is typical of southern Igbo statues. These big figures were kept in sanctuaries or in so-called “m’bari” relaxation rooms for men.