MOBA FIGURE 59, Togo
Photographs © Tim Hamill
MOBA, TCHITCHERI FIGURE 59, 43", SOLD
Moba diviners influence and direct the planning, design and ritual
use of tchitcheri figures for family or clan shrines. They are protective
and promote health and prosperity. Representing no particular person or
ancestor, they are an individual's direct link with God. The figure is reduced
to an elemental, symbolic form. Details such as facial features, hands,
feet and indications of gender are rare.
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