Kneeling bowl bearer "olomeye" ·  Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3030960

Description

wood, dark brown patina, dam., insect caused damage (left knee);
figures of a kneeling woman offering a bowl can be seen in many Yoruba shrines. It is unlikely that the figure had a male companion, as it is often the case for female figures of “eshu”. For this reason it probably represents a female worshipper and not the trickster-god “eshu” himself in female form.

L’objet Kneeling bowl bearer “olomeye” avec l’ID d’objet 3030960 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 68th tribal art auction dans 3 mars 2012 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 393 a atteint un prix de vente de 650 €.

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Littérature comparée

Witte, Hans, Ifa and Esu, Soest-Holland 1984, p. 117, ill. 78