Maison de la tête "ile ori" ·  Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3042648

Description

leather, fabric, cowrie snails, cylindrical receptacle, coated with cloth and embroidered with cowrie shells, adorned with mirror glass (partly missing), surmounted by (later) attached bird, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage and usage, cracks.
Throughout Yorubaland, a person venerates his or her “ori-inu” (“inner head”), a personal spirit that guides an individual’s destiny. The symbol of the inner head is a small conical object, which is in turn secreted in a larger container with a conical lid called “ile-ori”, literally, “house of the head.” The “ile-ori” serves as a shrine to the “ori-inu”. Both the cowrie ornamentation and the conical shape are significant. Because of the association of cowries with currency and wealth, the cowrie-decorated “ile-ori” shrine honours the “ori-inu” and elevates the prestige of the owner.

L’objet Maison de la tête “ile ori” avec l’ID d’objet 3042648 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 87e vente aux enchères Tribal Art dans 11 novembre 2017. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 175 a atteint un prix de vente de 500 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 450 €.

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AHDRC: 0147192