Récipient avec couvercle "igbobi ehoro" en forme de chèvre
Nigéria, Yoruba
Vendu
500 €
Provenance
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The NetherlandsTaille
L: 49 cm
H: 19,5 cm
L: 19.3 inch
H: 7.7 inch
Description
wood,
As a sign of their hospitality, the Yoruba offered their guests kola nuts in such beautifully designed vessels. Mostly they are designed in the shape of hare and chicken. But there are also offering bowls in the form of chameleon, pangolin or goat.