仪式剑（乌达马洛） - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	仪式剑（乌达马洛）
品名（英）	Ceremonial Sword (Udamalore)
入馆年号	1991年，1991.17.122
策展部门	迈克尔·洛克菲勒之翼（The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1600 - 公元 1897
创作地区	尼日利亚（Nigeria）
分类	骨/象牙工具（Bone/Ivory-Implements）
尺寸	宽 5 × 深 2 × 长 19 1/4 英寸 (12.7 × 5.1 × 48.9 厘米)
介绍（中）	这把华丽的象牙剑是一把udamalore，字面意思是"天生之剑"。它由奥沃州的一位高级酋长携带，奥沃州是当今尼日利亚的一个约鲁巴州，在18世纪崛起为地区大国。佩戴在臀部，表明其持有者在公共仪式和庆祝活动中的权力和地位这款乌达马洛作品由一个具象的手柄和一个弯曲的透雕刀片组成，是这个著名的象牙雕刻中心创作的作品中的一个令人惊叹的例子。构成鞍部的人的头部呈现出重复的人字形的精致发型，而眼睛则用深色镶嵌的木头装饰。刀片的坚实底座上装饰着两个结图案，而镂空部分描绘了一位身着礼服的Owo酋长，左髋水平佩戴着自己的乌达马勒。人物周围的空间被刺穿了，但剑轻轻弯曲的轮廓被精致的象牙带保持着。酋长右手拿着一把弯曲的剑，左手上栖息着一只鸟，啄着他的王冠。举起的剑是一种用于战斗的uda，而鸟指的是与约鲁巴老年妇女有关的保护精神力量。这些徽章结合在一起，表明统治者在身体和精神上都有能力面对他可能面临的所有挑战。
介绍（英）	This opulent ivory sword is an udamalore, literally a "sword of the well-born." It was carried by a high-ranking chief of Owo, a Yoruba state in present-day Nigeria that rose to regional power in the eighteenth century. Worn on the hip, it indicated the power and status of its bearer at public ceremonies and celebrations. Consisting of a figurative handle and a curved, openwork blade, this udamalore is a stunning example of the works created at this celebrated ivory-carving center. The human head that constitutes the pommel displays a delicate coiffure of repeated chevrons, while the eyes are augmented with dark inlaid wood. The solid base of the blade is decorated with two knot patterns, while the openwork section depicts an Owo chief in ceremonial dress, wearing his own udamalore horizontally on the left hip. The space around the figure is pierced, but the sword's gently curved outline is maintained by delicate bands of ivory. In his right hand, the chief holds a curved sword, while a bird perches on his left hand and pecks at his crown. The upraised sword is an uda, used in combat, while the bird refers to the protective spiritual power associated with elderly Yoruba women. In combination, these emblems suggest a ruler who is physically and spiritually equipped to face all the challenges he may confront.