Male Figure (Ofika)

late 1800s or early 1900s 42.2 cm (16 5/8 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/2016.33

Figures such as this, known as ofika, were central to the initiation practices and the enforcement of laws among the all-male Lilwa association, a hierarchical organization that served educational, judicial, political, economic, and ritual functions among the Mbole. Meant to i...

Sculpture

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2016.33
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