Anklet of the "ogboni" society · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3031061
sold
EUR 1,200
Provenance
Jochen Winkler, Konstanz, GermanyHelmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany
Size
D: 15 cm (inside)
D: 5.9 inch (inside)
Description
copper alloy, decorated with 4 human heads, two of them with crescent motif on the forehead, typical Yoruba motifs wisdom- and endless knot inbetween,small ringlets around the rim, min. dam., missing parts, corroded
Comparing literature
Witte, Hans, A Closer Look, Berg en Dal 2004, p. 176