Nigerian Iron Fetish Figure
Product ID: A1100-162
$3,495.00
About this piece
A stick figure with the authority of a signpost.
Cross River makers of Nigeria, West Africa, forged this fetish figure from iron in the 20th century. Iron figures from this region are associated with protective and ritual use. A thin vertical shaft forms the spine. Two arms with rounded knob hands flare upward, and two legs with knob feet flare below. Wrapped bands of iron wire cinch the chest and hips. The surface is rough and rusty orange-brown. It is fixed to a flat black base.
About 19 inches tall. Minimal, and somehow still opinionated.
