To view the movie, please click here.
(file size : 2079 Kbytes bytes)

Please read this before viewing the video :

• Windows XP users may have to right click on the link above and select "Open in a new window" ;
• under some circumstances with other Windows flavors, we have noticed that Microsoft Media Player needs to be launched twice to obtain the right display quality, according to the quality we have chosen when producing the movie : if you think you get a nasty rendering, click here to send us an e-mail ;
• if your computer fails to play this movie, you can click here to send us an e-mail with a description of the problem you encounter and your configuration (i.e. running Windows or Mac or Linux or …) : we will try our best to provide you with a new version of this movie that will play without any problem on your computer ;
• the size of this movie file is 2079 Kbytes : download time can vary considerably, depending on the bandwith of your Internet connection.

These figures are tutelary deities known as alusi or agbara. The arms position with hands held as if begging is interpreted as indicating the deity's readiness to receive sacrificial offers as well as its open-handedness and honesty. The incised scars and pigments indicate titled status.
19^th century.

Dimensions : 23. 7 and 24. 8 inches.

Origin : Yves Develon, Paris

If you want to know more about this object or send us your remarks, … click here. Please notify us with this object id: 5137.