Standing male shrine figure "alusi"
Nigéria, Igbo
Vendu
900 €
Provenance
European Private CollectionTaille
H: 130,5 cm
H: 51.4 inch
Description
wood, encrusted patina, polychrome paint, typical posture, representing the palms of the hands, narrow head with grooved ornamental scarifications, knob-like headgear, dam., missing parts used to be kept in ritual houses of communities and families. Once a year they were presented in public. The relationship between man and deity was strengthened by celebrities and sacrifices.