Deux récipients rituels anthropomorphes
Nigéria, Igbo/Izzi
Vendu
450 €
Provenance
Gerd Hanebeck, Wuppertal, GermanyTaille
D: 16/17 cm
D: 16/6.7 inch
Description
terracotta,
These ritual bowls were used by the Izzi in agricultural ceremonies especially related to yams cultivation. The first time that an object of this typology became known, it was erroneously classified as Tiv.