Zemanek-Münster

Two anthropomorphic ritual bowls

Nigeria, Igbo/Izzi
sold EUR 450
Provenance
Gerd Hanebeck, Wuppertal, Germany
Size
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

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