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Seated male orebok statuette. Guinea-Bissau, Bissagos archipelago, island of Caravela, Bidyogo people, 18th(?)-early 19th CE. Seated on a stool, the figure takes the name of orebok, which means simultaneously spirit, soul, and deceased. As a particularly sacred object it was considered a carrier of communication between humans and the God Creator. Polychrome wood, 37,7 x 17 x 19,5 cm. Inv. 70.1998.8.1. Photo: Hughes Dubois.
Location
Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac/Paris/France
Unique Identifier
ART518902
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2100px × 2651px
Photo Credit
© musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY
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18th century CE
19th century CE
Bidjugo People
Figure, Sculpture
Woodcarving