Lidded bowl "igbobi ehoro" in shape of a goat, Nigeria, Yoruba, Size: L: 49 cm H: 19,5 cm (L: 19.3 inch H: 7.7 inch), ID: 3049120

Lidded bowl "igbobi ehoro" in shape of a goat, Nigeria, Yoruba, Size: L: 49 cm H: 19,5 cm (L: 19.3 inch H: 7.7 inch), ID: 3049120 - 2/5

Lidded bowl "igbobi ehoro" in shape of a goat, Nigeria, Yoruba, Size: L: 49 cm H: 19,5 cm (L: 19.3 inch H: 7.7 inch), ID: 3049120 - 3/5

Lidded bowl "igbobi ehoro" in shape of a goat, Nigeria, Yoruba, Size: L: 49 cm H: 19,5 cm (L: 19.3 inch H: 7.7 inch), ID: 3049120 - 4/5

Lidded bowl "igbobi ehoro" in shape of a goat, Nigeria, Yoruba, Size: L: 49 cm H: 19,5 cm (L: 19.3 inch H: 7.7 inch), ID: 3049120 - 5/5

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Lot 130

Lidded bowl "igbobi ehoro" in shape of a goat · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3049120

sold EUR 500

Provenance

Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands

Size

L: 49 cm

H: 19,5 cm

L: 19.3 inch

H: 7.7 inch

Description

wood,

As a sign of their hospitality, the Yoruba offered their guests kola nuts in such beautifully designed vessels. Mostly they are designed in the shape of hare and chicken. But there are also offering bowls in the form of chameleon, pangolin or goat.

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