Two anthropomorphic ritual bowls · Nigeria, Igbo/Izzi · ID: 3043901
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
Gerd Hanebeck, Wuppertal, GermanySize
D: 16/17 cm
D: 16/6.7 inch
Description
terracotta,
These ritual bowls were used by the Izzi in agricultural ceremonies especially related to yams cultivation. The first time that an object of this typology became known, it was erroneously classified as Tiv.
Comparing literature
Bartolomucci, Adolfo, Dalla terra fino all arte, Milano 2009, p. 133