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Bronze female statue, Nigeria 19th century. At the side of the neck of this bronze female statue, a goitre growth can be seen. Goitre is the swelling of the thyroid gland. The woman is also holding a gourd which could be a container for sacrificial gifts. As well as showing a pathological condition, the members of the secret Ogboni Society for the cult of the Earth Spirit used this statue to communicate between the living and the dead. Ancestors would watch over the crops and land and in return for a good harvest the living would offer up food and wine in thanksgiving. This cult was especially strong in the mid 1800s. Wellcome Images |
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Short title | L0057301 Bronze female statue, Nigeria 19th century |
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Author | Wellcome Library, London |
Headline | L0057301 Bronze female statue, Nigeria 19th century |
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Image title | L0057301 Bronze female statue, Nigeria 19th century
Credit: Science Museum, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org Bronze female statue, Nigeria 19th century. At the side of the neck of this bronze female statue, a goitre growth can be seen. Goitre is the swelling of the thyroid gland. The woman is also holding a gourd which could be a container for sacrificial gifts. As well as showing a pathological condition, the members of the secret Ogboni Society for the cult of the Earth Spirit used this statue to communicate between the living and the dead. Ancestors would watch over the crops and land and in return for a good harvest the living would offer up food and wine in thanksgiving. This cult was especially strong in the mid 1800s. 19th century Published: - Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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