Bracelet of "ogboni" society · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3036553
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Provenance
Gert Stoll, Munich, GermanySize
H: 10 cm
H: 3.9 inch
Description
brass with patina, decorated with twelve human faces and arch-shaped ornaments, min. dam., small missing parts, traces of corrosion;
worn by kings, priests and “oshogbo” officials, used as burial objects as well. Nowadays they are sometimes displayed on family altars, serving as ring-shaped support for calabashs.
Comparing literature
Witte, Hans, A Closer Look, Berg en Dal 2004, p. 173