Altar Bidjogo Orebuko Okoto

Family altar intended to worship ancestors. For Bidjogo everything sacred is called “iran”, whether it is an altar, a statue or a seat, and they are respected and feared objects. This is an old and very rare piece.

For Añakiinhabitants of Canhabaque, a orebuko (plural: arebuko) is any sacred, material or immaterial object or made by themselves to be the seat in which a divinity or an ancestor is incarnated. East orebuko just like all cylindrical body represents a represents Yakunuethe spirit of the land of the people and it is the whole people who worship him on the occasion of the agricultural festivities and on those in which thanks are shown to the king, for it is the king who is responsible for the custody of this orebukoHe is also involved in questioning the deceased.

The base of the altar is topped by a long ringed neck of a bird that could symbolically represent the calao. A rough pumpkin hangs from the top. The pumpkin contains the water that keeps life in nature and is the main receptacle to contain the magical ingredients. He's been hanging several amulets.

Remains of sacrificial materials are appreciated.