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Lot 76
Yoruba Bowl for Ife Divination, Nigeria
21 November – 5 December 2024, 12:00 PST
Online, Los AngelesUS$6,000 - US$8,000
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Yoruba Bowl for Ife Divination, Nigeria
agere ife
Wood, pigment, ritual patination
Height 11in (28cm)
Provenance
Michael Oliver, acquired in Lome, Togo 1977
Dr. Ira Janow Collection, New York
The mother kneeling on a circular base with large protruding breasts, her arms reaching back and holding her child with similar facial features on her back, the hands of the child holding the mother under the shoulders; each figure with conical coiffures incised with square pattern and highlighted with black pigment and supporting the bowl on top; fine dark brown patina with encrusted ritual patina, especially in crevices.
Wood, pigment, ritual patination
Height 11in (28cm)
Provenance
Michael Oliver, acquired in Lome, Togo 1977
Dr. Ira Janow Collection, New York
The mother kneeling on a circular base with large protruding breasts, her arms reaching back and holding her child with similar facial features on her back, the hands of the child holding the mother under the shoulders; each figure with conical coiffures incised with square pattern and highlighted with black pigment and supporting the bowl on top; fine dark brown patina with encrusted ritual patina, especially in crevices.














