Vessel with lid · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Iseyin · ID: 3049105
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The NetherlandsSize
H: 42 cm
H: 16.5 inch
Description
wood, pigment residues,
This vessel is made of extremely heavy wood. Its function is not clearly verifiable.
A use in the “shango” cult is conceivable (“shango” typical colours blue and white, double axe symbol).
In the AHDRC archive, similar vessels are referred to as possibly being used in the context of the “ifa” cult. The three figures could represent the diviner “babalawo” and two assistants. Thus, similar to the “agere ifa” bowls, it could have been used to store oracle utensils.
Publications
AHDRC: 0102078