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
The object Anklet of the “ogboni” society with the object ID 3031061 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 401 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.
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Comparing literature
Witte, Hans, A Closer Look, Berg en Dal 2004, p. 176