Kneeling female bowl bearer "olomeye" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3032595

Description

wood, brown patina, remains of indigo blue pigment, carrying a child on her back, metal resp. coconut disc bracelets, rep. (left arm and hand), cracks, traces of abrasion;
figures of a kneeling woman offering a bowl can be seen in 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 female bowl bearer “olomeye” with the object ID 3032595 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 355 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,600.

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