Bracelet of "ogboni" society
Nigéria, Yoruba
Vendu
450 €
Taille
H: 12,5 cm
H: 4.9 inch
Description
bronze, openwork design, decorated with four human figures resp. half figures, fine ornaments inbetween, flaring rims with attached bells, traces of corrosion, small missing parts;
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 calabashes.