Zemanek-Münster

Bracelet of "ogboni" society ·  Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3037904

Vendu 450 €

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.


Littérature comparée

Dobbelmann, Th.A.H.M., Der Ogboni-Geheimbund, Berg en Dal 1976, ill. 133


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