Object from northeastern Nigeria near Lake Chad, around Maiduguri, in the relatively inaccessible Borno state because it is controlled by armed Islamist groups. The dominant language is Kanuri. It is a rare piece, associated with protective spirits, which was buried in the ground in order to preserve crops from animals or thieves. The Damosaka families, a very little known minority ethnic group in the region, had this type of ritual object. We have no information about them. The sculpture consists of a figurative and fairly detailed representation of a ram offering realistic proportions. Spongy-looking metal clusters remain on subject's back and between forelegs. A verdigris patina appears under an ocher brown film.
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