Maternity

Yoruba · Nigeria

Reference: MTR-63

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Height
63 cm
Material
Wood and pigments.

Maternity sitting on a stool with a cup of offerings et cetera hands. On his back the son grabbed his mother in the African way. The…

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Maternity sitting on a stool with a cup of offerings et cetera hands. On his back the son grabbed his mother in the African way. The bracelets of her forearms and the fact that she appears seated indicate that she is a remarkable woman, as well as her elaborate hairstyle, conical, of several cloths, finished by a later mane that imitates the "herminette", azuela of the sculptor, so that she could be a wife of sculptor, important character of the society. Indigo ritual scarifications that also mark their notability and denote their belonging to a society of initiates. An indigo belt surrounds his waist and falls on his buttocks. It seems primarily to have been painted with a layer of kaolin that has already disappeared.

Further technical information
Width
19 cm
Attributed period
First third of the century XX or earlier.

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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