Figure with bowl "olumeye"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Price
EUR 200
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Roland Hartmann, St. Gallen, SwitzerlandSize
H: 24,5 cm
H: 9.6 inch
Description
wood, pigment remains, insect caused damage (base)
Kneeling female figures holding a gift bowl were called “olumeye” - “one -who-knows-honour”. They are considered “messengers of the spirits”.