Richard Ayodeji Ikhide
Paternal Initiation, 2024
Watercolour and Gouache on 300GSM Waterford Paper
36 x 28.5 cm
14 1/8 x 11 1/4 in
14 1/8 x 11 1/4 in
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I had been thinking about initiation ceremonies and rites of passage as a form of transference of knowledge. Here, we see the patriarch and his offspring working with some sort...
I had been thinking about initiation ceremonies and rites of passage as a form of transference of knowledge. Here, we see the patriarch and his offspring working with some sort of sacred stone. I was thinking this could be some sort of shrine, and they may be pouring libations to anoint the stone.
This is common practice in many indigenous cultures, including in Nigeria, where, through ancestral worship, shrines are built to honour ancestors.