Bell "omo"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ekiti
not available anymore
Size
H: 15 cm
H: 5.9 inch
Description
brass and iron with patina, band of fabric, four-sided, decorated with anthropomorphic facial features, loop-like handle, complete with clapper, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of corrosion;
such bells were used for ritual purposes, probably to get in contact with the ancestors.