Altar Pregnant Woman

For Bidjogo everything sacred or everything that can enclose a mysterious energy is named after Iran. All peoples worship the Great Spirit of the Earth, the Great Iran.

After a sculptor has carved a Iran It must be sacrificed for what the elders, in a private sanctuary, apply to it the libations and potions established in tradition and the definitive sacralization will take place with a rite of blood before two villages gathered together. Many Iran are carried by young women on their heads in ceremonies mainly in the initiatics,

The Irans are kept in family sanctuaries and have the status of altar as is the case of this female statue representing a pregnant woman. Most of the Irans kept in sanctuaries are wrapped in cloths, mainly red. The figure features a female face with a long ringed neck characteristic of most of its altar statues. It is touched with a wooden hat and red cloth, similar to the male Irans. The whole body of the woman is reduced to her thick belly. This statue from the island of Canhabaque or Roxa is solid, it is covered in cloth. On the opposite side of the head is a horn, with magic substances that will help to have a favorable pregnancy and a smooth birth. These figures receive the cult of pregnant women. Old brown patina.