Ritual object · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3038665
Description
brass, openwork design, decorated with four stylized figures, arranged vice versa, fine concentrical circle ornaments inbetween, flat rims with eyelets running around, the original attached bells now missing, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of corrosion;
displayed on family altars, serving as ring-shaped support for calabashs.
The object Ritual object with the object ID 3038665 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 356 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.
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Comparing literature
Dobbelmann, Th.A.H.M., Der Ogboni-Geheimbund, Berg en Dal 1976, ill. 133