Fine African Art Auction
Lot 235:
Wwood, fabrics and other materials. Nigeria, 19th-20th century
Height 21 inches, width 20 inches. Old repairs to horns. Breaks on horn tips, jaw and teeth, ears of cheetah. Jaw glued shut.
Otigbu, as the name implies-meaning, the thing that has come to take your joy or your peace of mind. That is to imply that your subconscious mind will never rest after one continue to exist with an immoral attitude and behavior, tge animal on top is the thing that eats you up by reminding oneself of what they shouldn’t have done. It comes to enforce moral principles and behaviors.
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