147 Main Street, Freeport, ME, Соединенные Штаты
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Items from the private collection of Oscar Mokeme, co-founder and director of The Museum of African Culture, Portland, Maine.
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ЛОТ 31:
SEATED IKENGA FIGURE, IGBO CULTURE
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Продан за: $400
Стартовая цена:
$
400
Эстимейт :
$800 - $1 200
Комиссия аукционного дома: 20%
НДС: 5.5%
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SEATED IKENGA FIGURE, IGBO CULTURE
Igbo Ikenga figure wood region: Aguilera-Nteje region
Height 12.25 inches. Loss to one horn and piece missing from one hand.
The widespread Igbo (Igbo) of the lower Niger region are notably individualistic traders, and business owners who honor a man's achievements in personal shrine called Ikenga- like the name (Ike = strength, Ngabire = place) meaning " the place of strength. The ikenga comes in three parts, which are: the spirit one , looks formless, with no face or body just an abstract form with horns curved backward, the body and face kind , individual within the ages of 20 and above. Then the seated figures holding trophies a sign of strength and emotional maturity and intelligence.
