Gidigidi
Gidigidi
$9,500.00
Michele Tejuola Spindle
Carved and Painted Gourd
33 x 12.5 x 7.5 in
Many of my early themes covered Nigerian culture and religious folklore. This gourd portrays folklore of a cow that sheds its skin and transfers into a beautiful woman. The farmer witnesses the event and bribes her to marry him in order to keep it a secret. Soon the farmer’s co-wives learn the truth about Gidigidi and she slips back into her cow skin and returns to the field.