Figure féminine debout
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- Figure féminine debout
Lot: 326
77th tribal art auctionFigure féminine debout
Nigéria, Tiv
Provenance | Taille | Prix d’appel / Prix d'Estimation |
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H: 45 cm | Cet objet n’est plus disponible. |
wood, reddish brown patina, rising from a post-like base, incised scarification marks on body and face, slightly dam., crack, insect caused damage backside, base;
most female figures, called "atsuku", are used in hunting rites and in connection with circumcision. Evidently there is also a symbolic relationship to manhood and virility. Possibly it is in that context that female figures are placed next to the door of an intended bride.
Wittmer, Marcilene K. & William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 96