Bracelet of "ogboni" society · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3043194
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
Manfred Pütz, Cologne, GermanySize
H: 13 cm
H: 5.1 inch
Description
metal, rims with small bells attached, rep. (missing parts partly soldered), traces of corrosion.
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 3043194 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 342 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.
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