Maternité ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Owo · ID: 3033572

Description

ivory, honey brown patina, the eyes of mother and child with black inlay, elaborate coiffure, lip plug, abundantly adorned with armrings, neck ring and back ornament, regular facial featues, fine carving, slightly dam., hairline cracks through age, minor missing part on the underside of the base;
Owo is a town of the Yoruba in Nigeria, on the top of the triangle between Ife, the holy town of the Yoruba, and Benin, the capital of the old kingdom of this name. Due to this geographical position Owo has been exposed to both centers of art over the course of centuries.

The object Maternité with the object ID 3033572 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 344.

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Comparing literature

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, München 2009, p. 493 f. Fagg, William, List, Herbert, Bildwerke aus Nigeria, München 1963, ill. 99