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Yoruba cup (N° 23508) Deposit sale

Maternities in the Traditional African Art of Nigeria. Refined sculpture featuring a cup carrier. The mother, or priestess, her face streaked with scarifications, is kneeling and has a zoomorphic cup with a lid, which is intended for offerings or divination. Offering cups, some of which were used to store kola nuts or other gifts for visitors, were once placed in royal palaces in the Ekiti and Igbomina regions of Yoruba country. The Yoruba religion is based on artistic sculptures with coded messages (aroko). These spirits are believed to intercede with the supreme god Olodumare.
Grainy polychrome patina. Deep desication cracks.
(source: "Yoruba", B.Lawal, ed. 5 Continents)  

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390.00 
Possibility of payment in 2x (2x 195.0 €)

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OriginCollection italienne
EthnyYoruba
Countrynigéria
Material(s)wood
Height cm50
Width28 cm
Weight3.35 Kg
Estimated datingcirca 1960

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