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.
The object Bell “omo” with the object ID 3032490 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 413 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.
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