Ogboni altar statue, c.1970-80 Yoruba

Ogboni altar statue, Yoruba, Nigeria c.1970-80 Carved wood Height 85 cm The Ogboni society wields considerable religious and political power among the Yoruba. This statue symbolizes the enigma of the maternal principle in the Yoruba universe. The vertical thrust of the figure echoes the songs of praise (Oriki) of the earth goddess hailing her as succulent and upright as the Dundun medicinal bush, it also recalls the righteousness and firmness expected of an Ogboni adept. Exhibitions: 2022 - 2024 - Fuerteventura Island “African Art: Ancestral Light” La Entallada Lighthouse. Fuerteventura Town Hall. 2021 - 2022 - Panama City. Government of Panama. “African Art: the spirit of the ancestors” Ministry of Culture Headquarters. Old Town. 2019 - 2020 - Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Caja Canarias Foundation. “Africa-Babel: the art of a Continent” Headquarters Plaza Patriotismo. 2019 - 2020 - Santa Cruz de La Palma. Caja Canarias Foundation. “Africa-Babel: the art of a Continent.” Massieu House. Santa Cruz de la Palma. 2013 - 2015 - Museum of Art of Africa and Oceania (MADAO) La Granja de San Ildefonso, Segovia 2005 --------- “Black Africa” Leather Museum. Vic - Barcelona. 2004 .......... “Black Africa” Caixa Laietana Foundation. Barcelona Main exhibition hall. Measures: