Ibo Maternity Shrine Figure
Tribe: Ibo
Country: Nigeria
Material: Wood, Pigment
Size: 40"
Status: SOLD - Private Collection - Washington, USA.
This
Igbo maternity figure was for use on a shrine, representing the beauty,
fertility, character and action of women. Sometimes the African
maternity figures represent the primordial mother or a legendary
founding ancestor. Larger maternity figures like this Igbo maternity
figure were commonly used as shrine figures, they were often objects of
petitions or prayers for fertility and successful births. |
