Kneeling female figure with bowl "olumeye" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta, Oniyide Adugbologe · ID: 3043188

Name: Kneeling female figure with bowl "olumeye"
SKU: 3043188
Availability: Discontinued

Not available anymore

Provenance

Gerda Bassenge, Berlin, Germany

Size

H: 35 cm

H: 13.8 inch

Description

wood, matt black patina, remains of white, red and green pigment, receptacle originally wih lid in shape of a rooster, slightly dam., traces of insect caused damage, abrasion of paint/repainted.
Gift-bowls such as this adorned the reception halls of many kings throughout Yorubaland. They were used for keeping kola nuts “obi” and other presents given to important visitors by the king.

The object Kneeling female figure with bowl “olumeye” with the object ID 3043188 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 250.

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