Existing comment:
Strong.
She can push farther, bound higher, see deeper than us.
Indeed, this female figure may represent an Urhobo edjo, or spirit -- one manifestation of singular and collective forces that exist throughout the world. A Urhobo community may have several different kinds of edjos, although one may be recognized as the town's primary spirit. Wood sculptures are the physical manifestations of these spirits. A single shrine building (oguan redjo) may contain a dozen carved edjo figures presided over by an elaborate hierarchy of titled priests and priestesses. |