Veranda Post (Òpó Ògògá)

This is a carved wooden post, about a metre and a half tall, which is roughly up to an adult's hip or waist. It is made of wood with painted color. It is one of four posts made for the palace of the king of Ikere, a ruler called the ogoga. Look first at the tall woman who fills the back of the post. In front of her, much smaller, sits the king. Around his feet are two more small figures. Together they form a crowded family scene carved from a single piece of wood.