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Rider-horse motif

House and decorative pillar. Artfully carved with an equestrian-horse motif and other motifs. Entry in the main historical catalogue: "House and ornamental pillar; high, very artistically carved wooden pillar showing a kneeling woman carrying a plate on her head on which a horseman is standing, probably the founder of the Jaruba Empire. To the right of the horse kneels a small figure holding the reins; the woman has strongly protruding breasts with raised decorative scars; she wears a belt and apron; the rider holds weapons in both hands; on his head rises the high beam support in the form of a high-backed saddle."

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Yoruba
Object type
House pillar with sculpture group
Dimensions
Länge: 144 cm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 27410

Provenance and sources

when
20th century (beginning)
where
Nigeria [Land/Region]
who
Yoruba

who
Frobenius, Leo - Collectors

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