Auction 105
Zemanek-Münster
Figure with bowl "olumeye", Nigeria, Yoruba, Size: H: 24,5 cm (H: 9.6 inch), ID: 3045112
Figure with bowl "olumeye", Nigeria, Yoruba, Size: H: 24,5 cm (H: 9.6 inch), ID: 3045112 - 2/5 Figure with bowl "olumeye", Nigeria, Yoruba, Size: H: 24,5 cm (H: 9.6 inch), ID: 3045112 - 3/5 Figure with bowl "olumeye", Nigeria, Yoruba, Size: H: 24,5 cm (H: 9.6 inch), ID: 3045112 - 4/5 Figure with bowl "olumeye", Nigeria, Yoruba, Size: H: 24,5 cm (H: 9.6 inch), ID: 3045112 - 5/5
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3045112
Open sale

Figure with bowl "olumeye" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3045112

Price EUR 200
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Request
Provenance
Roland Hartmann, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Size
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”.

The object Figure with bowl “olumeye” with the object ID 3045112 was part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale on September 24, 2025, lot number 216 at that time and is currently available for EUR 200 in Open sale.

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