Statue (Traditional Name: iran)
The Bidyogo, who live on the large cluster of islands in the Atlantic near Bissau, used carved wooden figures called iran as links with the spirits of deceased ancestors and with Orrebuco Ocoto, the supreme being.
Informations complémentaires :
- Pays & Régions : Guinée-Bissau, Région : Archipels des Bissagos
- Type d'objet : Statuaire
- Thème : Figures debout
- Aire Culturelle :
- Lieu :
- Provenance : Musuem credit: The Stanley Collection of African Art at The University of Iowa Museum of Art (Stanley:228) Photo credit: photo by Ecco Hart
- Bibliographie, Expositions :
- Caractéristiques : wood Size: h 19.25"
Archipels des Bissagos, Bidjogo, Bois, Figures debout, Guinée-Bissau, Statuaire