Kneeling bowl bearer "olomeye" ·  Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3032182

Description

wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, carved with belt and armrings, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
figures of a kneeling woman offering a bowl can be seen on 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.