Bell
Nigeria, Yoruba
not available anymore
Provenance
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Essen, Germany (1971/72)Size
H: 27,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch
Description
brass, in openwork design, decorated with a human face, complete with clapper, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion, small missing parts,
such bells were used for ritual purposes, probably to get into contact with the ancestors.