Figure with bowl "olumeye" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3045112
Sold
EUR 200
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”.
The object Figure with bowl “olumeye” with the object ID 3045112 was last part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale at September 24, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 216 achieved a sales price of EUR 200.
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