一件木雕作品 - Montol - 尼日利亚 (没有保留价)

Male sculpture Montol，尼日利亚东北部，贝努河附近，长臂贴于大腿，双脚站在宽大而平坦的脚上，左脚断裂，肚脐不明显，球形头部呈菱形脸，眼睛小而圆，比例过大，耳朵大而圆，太阳穴、后颈和胸部可见裂纹；表面呈灰黑色，显出风化与使用痕迹。

"It was during healing rituals, or even divination of the origins of diseases, that these types of sculptures played a major role in Komtin male society. According to early records such figures were kept in small round stone houses, out of sight of women and children, where they dispensed justice after libations."

来源：McCarthy， Sculpture of N. Nigeria。RAY SIEBER（Book Review）

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