Description: wood, encrusted black patina, basketry, base "Ogbom" displays honored "ala" (earth mother) and called attention to her role in human and agricultural fertility and increase. In some areas it was a harvest celebration. Most of the known "ogbom" carvings are young females seated on stools. Depictions of males are rare. Continent: Africa
Dimensions: H: 111 cm, H: 43,7 inch
Condition Report: See description
Literature: Cole, Herbert M., Igbo, Milan 2013, p. 174 ff.
Provenance: Eric Robertson, New York, USA