Couvercle figuratif d'un récipient "woota Eyinle" · Nigéria, Yoruba, Egbado, "Rival d'Abatan" · ID: 3045661
Saxer, Switzerland
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
Description
ceramic / terracotta, labeled “Sax.”
Present figural lid is a work ot the female master potter called the “rival of Abatan”. The somewhat peculiar title was awarded to distinguish her from the Egbado Master Potter “Abatan”.
A vessel lid of the same artist shown in Drewal (1989), p. 228, ill. 271. Another work was auctioned on June 27, 2015 as lot 373 at Zemanek-Münster.
In the “woota eyinle” vessels the “stones of Eyinle” were kept in fresh river water. They embodied the life force “ase” inherent in all creatures and symbolized divine power.
L’objet Couvercle figuratif d’un récipient “woota Eyinle” avec l’ID d’objet 3045661 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 92e vente aux enchères Tribal Art dans 29 juin 2019 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 89 a atteint un prix de vente de 600 €.
Vous trouverez ici d’autres objets et des informations utiles sur le thème Art africain.
Littérature comparée
Drewal, Henry John & John Pemberton, Yoruba, New York 1989, p. 228, ill. 271