Ex. French collection of African art. Sculpted figure of the Tiv type. According to some authors, these statues were no longer sculpted from the beginning of the 20th century. According to Christine Mullen Kreamer in "Art of Sub-Saharan Africa" (p.33) these statues were used in rituals related to hunting and circumcision. Abraded brown patina. Peoples with varied traditions settled in the savannah north of the Niger and Benue rivers. The Tiv are made up of farmers living on the banks of the left bank of the Benue. Their statues are of two types: of a naturalistic type, these figures take the form of female representations, some of which formed the top of reception hut posts. The second, called ihambé, associated with fertility, mainly represent seated figures. Ref. : "The Tribal Art of Black Africa" Ed. Assouline
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