Figure with bowl "olumeye" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3045112
Starting price
EUR 200
Estimated price
EUR 400
Provenance
Roland Hartmann, St. Gallen, SwitzerlandSize
H: 24,5 cm
H: 9.6 inch
Description
wood, pigment remains,
Kneeling female figures holding a gift bowl were called “olumeye” - “one -who-knows-honour”. They are considered “messengers of the spirits”.