Four small stone figures "nomoli" ·  Sierra Leone, Sherbro · ID: 3035305

Description

lime stone, all in a crouching position, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion;
such figures were found in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and on the Ivory Coast. They were used in fertility rites to grant a good rice harvest. The treatment of the “nomoli” was not affected by reference for them. If the harvest was not satisfying, it might have happened that the stone figures were whipped, sometimes until they were damaged or even destroyed.

L’objet Four small stone figures “nomoli” avec l’ID d’objet 3035305 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 74th tribal art auction dans 7 septembre 2013 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 107 a atteint un prix de vente de 350 €.

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