Important Yoruba Divination Bowl - SOLD
Nigeria
18th Century
Height 6" Diameter 7 1/2 "
Provenance: Private Collection, UK
A masterpiece of incredible quality this divination bowl is notable for the early styling of its motifs, and for its glossy, deep patina. The motifs used also suggest it might have been a royal piece, or certainly used by members of the nobility. The form of the male figures relates to that of an ivory female figure from the Yoruba kingdom of Owa that supports a bowl that dates to an early date before 1700, in the Rijksmuseum Volkenkunde, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Nigeria
18th Century
Height 6" Diameter 7 1/2 "
Provenance: Private Collection, UK
A masterpiece of incredible quality this divination bowl is notable for the early styling of its motifs, and for its glossy, deep patina. The motifs used also suggest it might have been a royal piece, or certainly used by members of the nobility. The form of the male figures relates to that of an ivory female figure from the Yoruba kingdom of Owa that supports a bowl that dates to an early date before 1700, in the Rijksmuseum Volkenkunde, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Nigeria
18th Century
Height 6" Diameter 7 1/2 "
Provenance: Private Collection, UK
A masterpiece of incredible quality this divination bowl is notable for the early styling of its motifs, and for its glossy, deep patina. The motifs used also suggest it might have been a royal piece, or certainly used by members of the nobility. The form of the male figures relates to that of an ivory female figure from the Yoruba kingdom of Owa that supports a bowl that dates to an early date before 1700, in the Rijksmuseum Volkenkunde, Leiden, The Netherlands.