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A very expressive female seated Urhobo sculpture
A very expressive female seated Urhobo sculpture
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A very expressive female seated Urhobo sculpture holding a mirror in her hand; partly covered with kaolin, some age cracks, and insect damage.
"Urhobo artists commemorate women at various stages of their lives, making art for brides, mothers, and elders. Young Urhobo women, soon to move into their husbands´ households, are feted with extensive rites of passage. ... Statues representing nursing mothers (oniemo), usually included in communal shrines, allude to the generations that have descended from the founding families of a community. An image of an elderly woman in the form of both masks and figures is known as "the mother of us all"." Perkins, 17.
Lit.: Perkins Foss, Where Gods and Mortals Meet. Continuity and Renewal in Urhobo Art. Museum for African Art, 2004.
"Urhobo artists commemorate women at various stages of their lives, making art for brides, mothers, and elders. Young Urhobo women, soon to move into their husbands´ households, are feted with extensive rites of passage. ... Statues representing nursing mothers (oniemo), usually included in communal shrines, allude to the generations that have descended from the founding families of a community. An image of an elderly woman in the form of both masks and figures is known as "the mother of us all"." Perkins, 17.
Lit.: Perkins Foss, Where Gods and Mortals Meet. Continuity and Renewal in Urhobo Art. Museum for African Art, 2004.
