Kneeling bowl bearer "olomeye" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3032182

Description

wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, carved with belt and armrings, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
figures of a kneeling woman offering a bowl can be seen on many Yoruba shrines. It is unlikely that the figure had a male companion, as it is often the case for female figures of “eshu”. For this reason it probably represents a female worshipper and not the trickster-god “eshu” himself in female form.

The object Kneeling bowl bearer “olomeye” with the object ID 3032182 was part of the auction 68th tribal art auction on March 3, 2012. The object with the lot number 102 achieved a sales price of EUR 600 with an asking price of EUR 500.

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