Statue Igbo Alusi

Description

Statue Igbo Alusi, Nigeria, wood, old polychromy and crust with gaps.

H: 49 in.

Beautiful and old Igbo Alusi statue. This masculine statue represent an important ancestor. It was presented in ancestor’s shrine with others different statues (size, representation) such as a family tree.

This statue provided an old french collection. It was published in Karl Ferdinand Schadler’s book, “African art in german private collections” 1978.

End 19th century.

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