Bracelet of "ogboni" society ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3037904

Description

bronze, openwork design, decorated with four human figures resp. half figures, fine ornaments inbetween, flaring rims with attached bells, traces of corrosion, small missing parts;
worn by kings, priests and “oshogbo” officials, part of the burial offering for deceased. Nowadays they are sometimes displayed on family altars, serving as ring-shaped support for calabashes.

The object Bracelet of “ogboni” society with the object ID 3037904 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 333 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.

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Comparing literature

Dobbelmann, Th.A.H.M., Der Ogboni-Geheimbund, Berg en Dal 1976, ill. 133