Duein fubara

Esquema

Getty AAT: Objects Facet

Jerarquía

Visual and Verbal Communication (Hierarchy Name) > Visual Works (Hierarchy Name) > visual works > <visual works by form>

Descripción

Ancestral screens of the African people of Kalibara, Nigeria, Africa, generally consisting of a screen of bamboo slats in a wooden frame with carved and painted decoration. Lashed to the screen is an image of the ancestor for whom the screen is made, accompanied by two other figures representing attendants. Together with an altar for receiving libations, it constitutes a shrine to the ancestor. The term translates into English as "foreheads of the dead."

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300263494

Otros términos

  • duen fobara [es]
  • duen fobara [en]
  • ndnen fubara [en]
  • nduen fobara [en]
  • nduen fubara [en]
  • pantalla conmemorativa [es]