Bell "omo" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3033985
sold
EUR 1,700
Provenance
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Essen, Germany (1973)German Private Collection, Munich
Size
H: 19 cm
H: 7.5 inch
Description
brass, pyramidal, three sides show mask-like faces, the fourth side a zoomorphic head (frog?), two clappers affixed by cord, traces of corrosion;
such bells should commemorate of the ancestors and were probably placed on family altars.
The object Bell “omo” with the object ID 3033985 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 315 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,700.
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Comparing literature
Dobbelmann, Th.A.H.M., Der Ogboni-Geheimbund, Berg en Dal 1976, ill. 141