EARLY 20th CENTURY YORUBA PEOPLE IFE TERRACOTA HEAD - FROM NIGERIA 02

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EARLY 20th CENTURY YORUBA PEOPLE IFE TERRACOTA HEAD - FROM NIGERIA 02:
$75.00

You are offerding on aRare and Old Early 20th Century YORUBA PEOPLE IFE Terracota Statue of a Figure\'s Head, with amazing design details, from Nigeria.

PLEASE NOTE that when I bought these pieces it was represented that they were \"19th Century or earlier\".

They really look old but I can say that they are at least early 20th Century.

The arts of the Yoruba are as numerous as their deities, and many objects are placed on shrines to honor the gods and the ancestors. Beautiful sculpture abounds in wood and brass and the occasional terracotta. Varied masking traditions have resulted in a great diversity of mask forms. Additional important arts include pottery, weaving, beadworking and metalsmithing.

The Yoruba claim that they have 401 deities; in truth, there are more than these. The complexity of their cosmology has led Western scholars to compare them to the Ancient Greeks and their impressive pantheon. Yoruba deities are known as orisha, and the high god is Olorun. No organized priesthoods or shrines exist in honor of Olorun, but his spirit is invoked to ask for blessings and to confer thanks. The Yoruba believe that when they die they enter the realm of the ancestors where they still have influence on earth. Annual homage is paid to the grave sites of ones\' forbears, and lineage heads are responsible for honoring all deceased members of the lineage through a yearly sacrifice. Maskers (egungun) appear at funerals and are believed to embody the spirit of the deceased person. Other important orishas include Eshu, the trickster; Shango, the god of thunder; and Ogun, the god of iron and modern technology.

The Yoruba people reside mainly in Nigeria but are spread across to Benin. Lush forest and Savannah areas surround them. Their origins can be researched back to the end of the first millennium. Yoruba communal functioning is structured around their religious concepts and their related ritualistic societies. Yoruba spiritual devotion is so complete and powerful, that all of their important artworks are dedicated to religious ceremony in one way or another. There are three main Yoruba societies or \"egbe\", one being the Gelede society. This sect is devoted to Yemoja, the mother of all orisha (angelic forces). She represents motherhood, mother of waters, family, sexuality, sorcery and nurturer. Yemoja is the matriarchal head of the universe. She is thought to express the protective energies of the feminine force. The Gelede society function is to keep the peace so to speak between humans and the witches (aje). During ceremony male dancers impersonate Yemoja by donning breast and costuming that is padded.

This is one of Many items I will be offering on from an Amazing Single Collection I bought.

This collection is simply amazing and ALL items are old.

I will try to describe the item as accurate as possible.

In this item\'s case I know it is Yoruba People, from Nigeria.

Maybe an expert will identify the specifics of this piece.

I do not know the exact age of this item but it is old.

CONDITION:

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This is a tribal item and buyer must understand that the surface is not smooth.

There is the typical dirt and scratching to the Surface.

Wear to the surface due to its age.

Minor surface chips and scratches throughout as shown in photos.

Otherwise the figure is in good conditionwith the typical wear of oldAfrican items dueto aging and use which adds character to this absolutely stunning and important collector\'s item.

The details are gorgeous.

Please see pictures and feel free to ask me any questions about this item.

It measures:

7 1/2\" Tall(19 cm)

4 3/4\"Wide (12 cm)

4 3/4\" Deep(12 cm)

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