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An Urhobo Shrine Figure, " iphri"

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Item Details

Description

Altarfigur, " iphri"
Urhobo, Nigeria
Mit Sockel / with base
Holz. H 36 cm.

Provenienz:
Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf.

Die Verehrung von spirituellen, in der Natur wirkenden Kräften prägt das religiöse Weltbild der Urhobo. Viele Familien pflegen in diesem Zusammenhang einen persönlichen Schrein, der nebst anderen Kraftobjekten auch verschiedene aus Holz geschnitzte Figuren und einen iphri genannten Altar beherbergen kann.

Der Grundaufbau eines iphri-Altarobjektes (auch "Ivri") der Männer-Gesellschaft besteht aus einer zentralen Figur die ein zoomorphes Wesen reitet.

Die Figur wird regelmässig beopfert, und gelegentlich als Emblem zeremoniell öffentlich vorgezeigt. Sie soll unter anderem den Soldaten Kraft geben ihre Heimat zu verteidigen, oder auch der Aggressionskontrolle der Besitzer dienen.

Weiterführende Literatur:
Foss, Perkins (2004). Where Gods and Mortals Meet. Continuity and Renewal in Urhobo Art. New York: Museum for African Art.

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Gérald Minkoff und Muriel Olesen

Muriel Minkoff-Olesen (1948- 2020) absolvierte ihre Ausbildung an der Schule für Gestaltung in Genf. Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) war ausgebildeter Anthropologe und Biologe.

Beide erlangen als Künstler Bekanntheit und ab ihrer Begegnung im Jahr 1967 war das symbolträchtige Paar der zeitgenössischen Kunst unzertrennlich. Das reisebegeisterte Duo Olesen-Minkoff erkundete das Leben wie neugierige Nomaden und durchstreifte so den Erdball von Afrika über Asien, Ozeanien und Amerika bis Patagonien.

Als Künstler und erfahrene Sammler zeitgenössischer Kunst hatten sie verständlicherweise auch eine ausgeprägte Sensibilität für die Ästhetik und Konzepte der Aussereuropäischen Kunst.

Die Genfer Wohnung des Paares, vielleicht ihr schönstes Gemeinschaftswerk, wurde dadurch zu einem Ort, an dem die Werke enger Freunde wie Daniel Spoerri, Arman und Man Ray sowie ihre eigenen Fotografien mit fast tausend Objekten aus Afrika, Ozeanien, Asien und Südamerika zusammenlebten.

CHF 300 / 600

Condition

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An Urhobo Shrine Figure, " iphri"

Name: An Urhobo Shrine Figure, \" iphri\"
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