Obatala In Her Mount
Yoruba · Nigeria
Reference: EMS-124
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- Material
- Wood and pigments.
This equestrian figure personifies Obatala in his mount, an ancestor of the Yoruba Deified who also receives the name “Jagunjagun”. Often depicted as a hunter armed…
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Full original description
This equestrian figure personifies Obatala in his mount, an ancestor of the Yoruba Deified who also receives the name “Jagunjagun”. Often depicted as a hunter armed with a fuse or spear. Obatala is one of the 16 secondary divinities commissioned by Olorun, god of Heaven, to create the world and to introduce life into it. It's wearing a ceremony headdress, dark patina, almost black.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or older
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Nigeria. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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