Crown "ade Banyani" ·  Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3037363

Description

cloth, cowrie shells, leather, cylindrical base with openwork superstructure, embroidered with cowrie shells, strings of cowrie shells attached on the outside, crowned by a bird sculpture, leather charm enclosed, slightly dam.;
according to most authors, “banyani” was “shango’s” gentle sister. When queen of Oyo she relinquished her position to her tempestuous brother, whom she succeeded after his death. “Crowns of banyani” are placed on terracotta jars in “shango” shrines and are also worn by devotees of “banyani” during ceremonies.

L’objet Crown “ade Banyani” avec l’ID d’objet 3037363 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 78th tribal art auction dans 18 octobre 2014 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 353 a atteint un prix de vente de 800 €.

Vous trouverez ici d’autres objets et des informations utiles sur le thème Art africain.

Littérature comparée

Witte, Hans, A Closer Look, Berg en Dal 2004, p. 229, ill. 219