Ritual object for the "eshu" cult · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3037462
sold
EUR 300
Size
H: ca. 72 cm
H: ca. 28.3 inch
Description
heavy bundle of numerous strings of cowrie shells, bowl-shaped tied together on top, clothed with a piece of fabric, which is elaborately embroidered with strings of polychrome miniature glass beads, forming geometrical patterns and the mask face of “eshu” in the centre, good condition
The object Ritual object for the “eshu” cult with the object ID 3037462 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 374 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.
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