Iran, Reliquary Woman
Bidjogo · Guinea-Bissau
Reference: RLC-81
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- Wood and pigments
All the sacred pieces of the Bidjogos are called "iran" and most of them are altars or altar pieces. This piece can be considered reliquary, as…
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Full original description
All the sacred pieces of the Bidjogos are called "iran" and most of them are altars or altar pieces. This piece can be considered reliquary, as it is destined to receive in the womb the relics of some ancestor or altar as a sacred figure. Several female breasts surround this woman's neck to indicate that she is the mother nutrition, the mother who has given many children to the world and who is the feeder of the lineage. The bidjogo pieces are rare to find among the collectionists, galleryists and antiquarians of African art because this ethnic group is very difficult to dissipate from their ritual pieces. Patina for use.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Guinea-Bissau. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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