Vessel with lid · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3036789
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Provenance
Ilka Oberhofer, Passau, GermanySize
L: 40,5 cm
H: 23 cm
L: 15.9 inch
H: 9.1 inch
Description
wood, dark brown slightly encrusted patina, remains of pigments, in form of a duck, subdivided interior, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage (bottom), fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
these bowls were used to keep kola nuts, which were given to visitors as present for the host.
The object Vessel with lid with the object ID 3036789 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 333.
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Comparing literature
Eisenhofer, Stefan (Hg.), Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika, Linz 1997, p. 307