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African Art & Wonders: A Collection of Cultural Treasures. In partnership with BAIAS Arte. sessione unica
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An imposing Yoruba house post
An imposing Yoruba house post
Nigeria - Ekiti people
Carved and painted iroko wood.
This large and heavy house post was supposed to be placed in the 'Afin' the palace of the village or in a sacred shrine to sustain the beam of the roof of the building. The complex carving of a single trunk of heavy iroko wood shows some of the typical subjects connected to the Yoruba tradition painted in bright colours. Subjects such as the horse raider and the kneeling mother can be observed in other important artefacts such as the complex and imaginative masks used in the Epa society cult connecting both in ancestor and agriculture.
H cm 173