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Lot 180
A ceremonial lidded wood bowl in shape of a chicken
Estimated Value:
2.000 € - 3.000 €
Result:
incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
Yoruba, NigeriaL. 38 cm, H. 22 cm
Lidded wooden bowl. Carved in the form of a crouching chicken, with traces of partial white kaolin pigmentation. Such bowl containers, known as “agere Ifa”, were used, for example, to offer kola nuts during ritual Ifa divination ceremonies.
From the collection of Helmut Zake (1918-1995), Heidelberg, German historian and founder of the Society for Ethnology and Tribal Art, inherited within the family - Partially slightly chipped, minor wear, base with insect infestication
