Lot 0189

Standing male figure - Nigeria, Isoko / Urhobo

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Standing male figure - Nigeria, Isoko / Urhobo

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wood, white pigment, rest., base

The Isoko live in the heart of the Niger Delta, their neighbours to the south are the Ijaw and to the west the Urhobo. Both groups have strongly influenced the art forms of the Isoko and there are also cultural similarities, such as the relationship these peoples try to establish with the spirits of earth and water.

Coatings of white chalk "oorhe", widespread throughout southern Nigeria as a magical sign of purity and otherworldliness, elevate the images to a sacred realm.
H: 72 cm, H: 28,3 inch

Provenance:
Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium

Lit.: Foss, Perkins (ed.), Where Gods and Mortals meet, New York 2004, p. 84, Fig. 42
Continent: Africa

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Standing male figure - Nigeria, Isoko / Urhobo

Name: Standing male figure - Nigeria, Isoko / Urhobo
SKU: 174170530
Price: 3000 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €3,000 - €5,000

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