Statue of a Mambila ancestor, Nigeria, c. 1940

The Mambila carved a considerable number of figures that are characterised by a heart-shaped face and the pigments were often applied afterwards. Mambila figures embody ancestors who, according to their belief, are responsible for the wealth of the clan. The figures are shown with bent legs and an enlarged head. Height: 46 cm Reproduced: Catalogue “Africa Babel: the Art of a Continent”, p. 79 right
 
Exhibitions:
2022-2024 Island of Fuerteventura “Art Africa: Ancestral Light”. Lighthouse of the Entallada. Cabildo of Fuerteventura.
2021-2022 Panama City. Government of Panama. “Art Africa: the spirit of the ancestors”. Ministry of Culture Headquarters. Casco Viejo.
2019-2020 Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Caja Canarias Foundation. “Africa-Babel: the art of a Continent”. Headquarters Plaza Patriotismo.
2013-2015 Museum of Art of Africa and Oceania (Madao). La Granja de San Ildefonso, Segovia.
2005 “Black Africa”, Leather Museum.
2004 “Black Africa”. Caixa Laietana Foundation, Barcelona. Main exhibition hall