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English: Emblem of the Eblabu secret society, in charge of carrying out the death sentence in case of a violation of community rules. Monolith carved with a bearded face and a navel; both are linked by an engraved line. Art of the Bakor-Ejagham people.
Français : Emblème de la société secrète Eblabu chargée de faire appliquer la peine de mort en cas d'infraction aux règles communautaires. Monolithe sculpté comportant un visage barbu et un nombril, les deux reliés par une ligne gravée. Art du peuple Bakor-Ejagham.
Date before 1500
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium carved basalt
Dimensions height: 174 cm (68.5 in); width: 36.5 cm (14.3 in); depth: 36.5 cm (14.3 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,174U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,36.5U174728
dimensions QS:P5524,36.5U174728
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Pavillon des Sessions
Accession number
Quai Branly 70.1998.4.1
Object history

Provenance: area of Cross River, Nigeria
collection of Pierre Dartevelle

transferred to Musée du Quai Branly from Musée national des Arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie
Credit line deposited to Louvre Museum by Musée du quai Branly
Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen (2006)
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current12:58, 6 June 2006Thumbnail for version as of 12:58, 6 June 2006800 × 2,175 (1.08 MB)Jastrow (talk | contribs){{Louvre-ext |Unknown |Sculpted monolith of the Bakor people: ancestor figure. Basalt, Nigeria (Ejagham of the North-east, mid Cross River), before the 16th century. |H. 1.74 m (5 ft. 8 ½ in.) |Given in custody by the Museum of African and Oceanian Arts

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