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Lot: 513
A pair of Mambila "tadpep dia" ancestors, Nigeria

Ancestral couple "tadep dia". Mambila culture, Nigeria. 51.5cm tall.

Ancestor effigies house ancestral spirits responsible for the welfare of the clan. Each town has a hut raised on stilts for worship. Covered by a vegetable roof, exposed to the elements, held in place by a net, the ancestor statues stand guard protecting the family, domestic animals and cultivated fields. Periodically they anoint them with ashes and red powder from the bark of the "Baphia Nítida" tree, considered a precious material, which is applied mixed with water or palm oil on people or statues in ritual contexts.

Object
Ancestral couple "tadep dia" Mambila
Country
Nigeria
Categories
DECORATIVE ARTS
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