Bell "omo" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3032490
sold
EUR 800
Size
H: 13,5 cm
H: 5.3 inch
Description
brass, pyramidal, raised anthropomorphic facial features to the front, loop-shaped handle, complete with clapper, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of corrosion;
such bells were used for ritual purposes, probably to get in contact with the ancestors.