Two bracelets of the "ogboni" society
Nigeria, Yoruba
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
German Private Collection, Hamburg, collected in situ (1959 - 1965)Description
a) of closed form with projecting rim, decorated with human faces, slightly deformed, h: 10,5 cm; d: 10 cm; b) in open work design, decorated with four human figures and several ornaments, small eyelets with attached bells, h: 11,5 cm; d: 9,5 cm; both showing traces of corrosion;
worn by kings, priests and “oshogbo” officials, part of the burial offering for deceased. Nowadays they are sometimes displayed on family altars, serving as ring-shaped support for calabashs.