AFRICA
AFRICA
Ritual altar
resting on a carved base depicting a female rider skillfully mounted on the animal. Her youthful chest is prominently displayed, while her raised arms support the seat. Her scarified face features large, wide-open, alert eyes and an angular mouth rendered in a Cubist style.
Wood, with very old, localized weathering, remnants of natural pigments and brown patinas; the animal’s head is missing.
Yoruba, Nigeria
77 × 32 cm
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Male equestrian representations are well known in the Yoruba region, but female figures of this type remain extremely rare. This piece may belong to the limited body of altars associated with female cults of authority or fertility.
Provenance: Private collection of Marc and Michèle Saporta
>> Item to be picked up at the storage facility in Neuilly-sur-Marne. Transfer to Paris subject to a fee
AFRICA
Ritual altar
resting on a carved base depicting a female rider skillfully mounted on the animal. Her youthful chest is prominently displayed, while her raised arms support the seat. Her scarified face features large, wide-open, alert eyes and an angular mouth rendered in a Cubist style.
Wood, with very old, localized weathering, remnants of natural pigments and brown patinas; the animal’s head is missing.
Yoruba, Nigeria
77 × 32 cm
—
Male equestrian representations are well known in the Yoruba region, but female figures of this type remain extremely rare. This piece may belong to the limited body of altars associated with female cults of authority or fertility.
Provenance: Private collection of Marc and Michèle Saporta
>> Item to be picked up at the storage facility in Neuilly-sur-Marne. Transfer to Paris subject to a fee
