Container in form of a rooster · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3035681
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Provenance
collected in situ (1975)Size
H: 31 cm
H: 12.2 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, remains of paint, plumage depicted by incised ornaments, rep. (breakages at the neck), slight traces of insect caused damage and abrasion;
animal-shaped receptacles were predominantly used for storing embellishment and for offering cola nuts to guests.
The object Container in form of a rooster with the object ID 3035681 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 361.
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Comparing literature
Eisenhofer, Stefan (Hg.), Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika, Linz 1997, p. 308, ill. III/11.36