Standing figure - Nigeria, Jukun
wood, metal, base
Handwritten collection number "von Schroeder AF 259 Karim" on the back.
Jukun figures represent deceased chiefs, their wives and attendants because the chiefs are responsible for the rain, the fertility of the land and the security of the people. They therefore appear at rain or harvest ceremonies, as well as in cases of impending crisis. Like the Egyptian gods, they need to receive daily rituals when they are being fed and spoken to. The vicinity and influence of the Mumuye are stylistically obvious.
H: 57,5 cm, H: 22,6 inch
Provenance:
Ulrich von Schröder, Zurich, Switzerland
Arno Henseler, Munich, Germany
Published In:
Eisenhofer, Stefan & Karin Guggeis, Afrikanische Kunst, München, Berlin 2002, p. 68, ill. 46
Lit.: Berns, Marla C. et al., Arts of the Benue River Valley, Los Angeles 2011, p. 276, ill. 8.57
Condition
See description
wood, metal, base
Handwritten collection number "von Schroeder AF 259 Karim" on the back.
Jukun figures represent deceased chiefs, their wives and attendants because the chiefs are responsible for the rain, the fertility of the land and the security of the people. They therefore appear at rain or harvest ceremonies, as well as in cases of impending crisis. Like the Egyptian gods, they need to receive daily rituals when they are being fed and spoken to. The vicinity and influence of the Mumuye are stylistically obvious.
H: 57,5 cm, H: 22,6 inch
Provenance:
Ulrich von Schröder, Zurich, Switzerland
Arno Henseler, Munich, Germany
Published In:
Eisenhofer, Stefan & Karin Guggeis, Afrikanische Kunst, München, Berlin 2002, p. 68, ill. 46
Lit.: Berns, Marla C. et al., Arts of the Benue River Valley, Los Angeles 2011, p. 276, ill. 8.57
Condition
See description
