Kneeling bowl bearer "olomeye" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3039334

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, remains of pigments, the oval bowl resting on two human legs, carved with necklace and bracelets, rep. (breakage left breast, base), small missing parts through insect caused damage, traces of abrasion

The object Kneeling bowl bearer “olomeye” with the object ID 3039334 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 359 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,200.

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Comparing literature

Eisenhofer, Stefan (Hg.), Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika, Linz 1997, p. 30