Lid of a vessel "awa ota erinle" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Egbado Area · ID: 3038821

Description

ceramic, black patina, partly openworked, rep. (breakages rim), small missing parts, traces of abrasion;
probably a work of the “rival of Abatan” in Oke Odan, a title distinguishing her from the other Egbado master potters.
The goddess “erinle” is associated with hunting, rivers and medicinal herbs.
River stones were kept in fresh water within lidded vessels. The female figure on the lid refers to “erinles” devotees. She cradles a small bowl used to hold a kola nut and two cowrie shells to communicate with the goddess.

L’objet Lid of a vessel “awa ota erinle” avec l’ID d’objet 3038821 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 80th Tribal Art Auction dans 27 juin 2015. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 373 a atteint un prix de vente de 650 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 600 €.

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Littérature comparée

Drewal, Henry John & John Pemberton, Yoruba, New York 1989, p. 228, ill. 271