编号 102033077

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一件木雕作品 - Losso - 多哥  (没有保留价)
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一件木雕作品 - Losso - 多哥 (没有保留价)

This Losso sculpture from northern Togo exemplifies the ritual and symbolic artistry of the Losso people, a group whose material culture reflects the complex social and spiritual systems of the region. The figure is rendered in a phallic form and mounted on a circular base, emphasizing both its visual prominence and functional stability. Its compact, abstracted morphology foregrounds symbolic potency over naturalistic representation, a hallmark of many West African ritual objects. Traces of a touch patina on the surface indicate repeated handling and ritual engagement, suggesting that the sculpture was an active participant in ceremonial practice rather than a purely decorative object. Among the Losso, phallic figures are commonly associated with fertility, generative power, and protective functions, mediating relationships between human communities and ancestral or spiritual forces. Such forms may have been displayed within domestic or communal shrines, employed in initiation rites, or used in rituals intended to promote agricultural abundance, human fertility, or social cohesion. Technically, the sculpture demonstrates careful modeling and an economy of form: the smooth surface and reduced detail direct attention to the essential symbolic qualities of the phallic motif. The circular base functions both practically and symbolically, stabilizing the figure while potentially evoking cycles of life, continuity, and regeneration. Within the broader cultural landscape of northern Togo, Losso phallic sculptures reflect a synthesis of visual abstraction, ritual efficacy, and communal identity. Their enduring significance lies not merely in formal aesthetics but in the way they materialize spiritual concepts and mediate human interaction with forces deemed vital for survival and social order. This object therefore embodies both the artistic skill and the cosmological imagination of the Losso community, providing insight into a dynamic tradition of West African ritual sculpture. CAB37519

编号 102033077

已售出
一件木雕作品 - Losso - 多哥  (没有保留价)

一件木雕作品 - Losso - 多哥 (没有保留价)

This Losso sculpture from northern Togo exemplifies the ritual and symbolic artistry of the Losso people, a group whose material culture reflects the complex social and spiritual systems of the region. The figure is rendered in a phallic form and mounted on a circular base, emphasizing both its visual prominence and functional stability. Its compact, abstracted morphology foregrounds symbolic potency over naturalistic representation, a hallmark of many West African ritual objects.

Traces of a touch patina on the surface indicate repeated handling and ritual engagement, suggesting that the sculpture was an active participant in ceremonial practice rather than a purely decorative object. Among the Losso, phallic figures are commonly associated with fertility, generative power, and protective functions, mediating relationships between human communities and ancestral or spiritual forces. Such forms may have been displayed within domestic or communal shrines, employed in initiation rites, or used in rituals intended to promote agricultural abundance, human fertility, or social cohesion.

Technically, the sculpture demonstrates careful modeling and an economy of form: the smooth surface and reduced detail direct attention to the essential symbolic qualities of the phallic motif. The circular base functions both practically and symbolically, stabilizing the figure while potentially evoking cycles of life, continuity, and regeneration.

Within the broader cultural landscape of northern Togo, Losso phallic sculptures reflect a synthesis of visual abstraction, ritual efficacy, and communal identity. Their enduring significance lies not merely in formal aesthetics but in the way they materialize spiritual concepts and mediate human interaction with forces deemed vital for survival and social order. This object therefore embodies both the artistic skill and the cosmological imagination of the Losso community, providing insight into a dynamic tradition of West African ritual sculpture.

CAB37519

最终出价
€ 80
Dimitri André
专家
估价  € 280 - € 350

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