Maternité ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Owo · ID: 3033572

Description

ivory, honey brown patina, the eyes of mother and child with black inlay, elaborate coiffure, lip plug, abundantly adorned with armrings, neck ring and back ornament, regular facial featues, fine carving, slightly dam., hairline cracks through age, minor missing part on the underside of the base;
Owo is a town of the Yoruba in Nigeria, on the top of the triangle between Ife, the holy town of the Yoruba, and Benin, the capital of the old kingdom of this name. Due to this geographical position Owo has been exposed to both centers of art over the course of centuries.

L’objet Maternité avec l’ID d’objet 3033572 a fait partie de l’enchère 70th tribal art auction en 8 septembre 2012 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 344.

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Littérature comparée

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, München 2009, p. 493 f. Fagg, William, List, Herbert, Bildwerke aus Nigeria, München 1963, ill. 99