Mumuye Figure #2

Nigeria

Early 20th century

35 inches high x 6 inches wide

Ex: Old American collection

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Inv. # A2045

Mumuye Iagalagana figures were carved by blacksmiths, kept in huts and were used to protect the family enclosure.  These figures were used in divination for healing sickness, preventing epidemics, settling judicial disputes, punishing thieves and for rainmaking.