Sitting female bowl bearer ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3032164

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, black and green paint, elongated forearms supporting a half-spherical bowl on the head, slightly dam., minor missing parts, paint rubbed off;
figures of female bowl bearers can be found on many shrines of the Yoruba. Possibly used for keeping the 16 palm nuts needed for the Ifa oracle.