Lot: 281

94e vente aux enchères Tribal Art

Bâton de culte avec sculpture d'agression masculine "iphri"

Nigéria, Urhobo

Provenance Taille Prix d’appel / Prix d'Estimation
Private Collection, Brussels, Belgium
Dorotheum, Vienna, 31 October 2017, Lot 61
H: 69,5 cm Vendu

wood, kaolin, base

The "iphri" embodies both positive and negative aggression. It allows an overly contentious individual to contain his ill will and empowers the warrior to become a brave and powerful fighter.


Foss, Perkins (ed.), Where Gods and Mortals meet, New York 2004, p. 59 ff.