Face bell "omo" of the "ogboni" society · Nigeria, Benin · ID: 3037905
sold
EUR 150
Size
H: 9,5 cm
H: 3.7 inch
Description
brass, without clapper, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of corrosion;
the “omo” is said to represent remote ancestors, although each chief must have a facebell cast which will be later worn by his son over the right shoulder with the bell resting on the hip of the wearer.
The object Face bell “omo” of the “ogboni” society with the object ID 3037905 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 253 achieved a sales price of EUR 150.
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