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Figur, "ikenga"

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Item Details

Description

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Figur, "ikenga"
Igbo, Nigeria
Ohne Sockel (without base)
Holz. H 31 cm.

Provenienz:
Galerie Walu, Basel.

ikenga-Schreinfigur aus dem „Kult der rechten Hand“, der in Süd-Nigeria weit verbreitet ist, wobei die Hand für Kraft und Stärke des Mannes steht.

Die Figuren wurden von Initiierten zeremoniell besprochen und mit Hilfe von Kraft spendenden Attributen sowie Opfern beauftragt, bestimmte Bitten oder Wünsche wie Jagdglück und Handelsgeschick zu erfüllen.

Weiterführende Literatur:
Boston, John (1977). Ikenga Figures among the north-west Igbo and the Igala. Lagos: Federal Department of Antiquities.

CHF 200 / 400
EUR 172 / 344