Face bell "omo" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ijebu · ID: 3048044
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Size
H: 11,5 cm
H: 4.5 inch
Description
copper alloy (bronze, brass), with clapper, traces of corrosion, missing part
These bells were owned by important Ijebu chiefs. They were worn on a sash draped diagonally across the torso.
The object Face bell “omo” with the object ID 3048044 was last part of the auction 96th Auction at April 24, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 260.
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Comparing literature
Homberger, Lorenz (Hg.), Yoruba, Zürich 1991, p. 53