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Lot 77

Yoruba Female Cup Bearer, Nigeria

21 November – 5 December 2024, 12:00 PST
Online, Los Angeles

US$6,000 - US$8,000

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Yoruba Female Cup Bearer, Nigeria

olumeye
Wood, kaolin
Height 20 1/4in (51.5cm)

Provenance
Michael Oliver, New York
Pace African and Oceanic Art, New York
California Private Collection

Seated in an upright posture with proportionally large feet under curled toes on a round base; broad shoulders bordering large, pointed breasts; wearing multiple carved bracelets on each arm holding the large offering bowl in front; the face with large, bulbous eyes, naturalistic nose and protruding mouth open to reveal upper and lower teeth; a towering sagittal crest on top with finely incised linear decoration highlighted with blue pigment; three deeply incised linear scarifications to each cheek and incised zigzag scarification to the back of each shoulder replicated on the bowl exterior; smooth, light brown patina with white kaolin highlights.

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