Two anthropomorphic ritual bowls
Nigeria, Igbo/Izzi
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.