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LOT 1663
Igbo Female Ancestor Figure
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
26 3/8 in. (1.4 kg, 67 cm high).
A wooden nude female ancestor figure with stylised anatomical detailing. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Nigeria.
From an old Exeter, UK, ethnographical collection.
Footnotes
Family ancestor figures and figurines are placed either in family shrines or in larger village shrines. Prayers and sacrifices were offered to them to maintain the relationship with the spirits of the ancestors and to gain their good will for success. During annual festivities, these figures are taken out and paraded through the village.
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