Cloche "okpogo ilo" ("Igala bell") · Nigéria, Igala · ID: 3049116
Description
copper alloy (bronze, brass),
These bells are mainly associated with the Igala Kingdom.
They were kept in ancestor shrines belonging to titled clan leaders, where they could be used to “call” the ancestors and petition their aid. Even today, similar bells can be found in the treasure of the Ata (king) of Idah.
Beyond the Igala, this particular kind of bell has been documented among a number of Lower and Middle Benue peoples and others in southeastern Nigeria.
L’objet Cloche “okpogo ilo” (“Igala bell”) avec l’ID d’objet 3049116 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 99e vente aux enchères dans 12 novembre 2022. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 79 a atteint un prix de vente de 950 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 800 €.
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Littérature comparée
Berns, Marla C. et. al., Arts of the Benue River Valley, Los Angeles 2011, p. 202 ff.