1320/2009
Yoruba Divination Bowl. Wood, bowl for palmnuts, supported by two kneeling figures(one male and one female), rich brown encrusted partly shiny patina, on oval base. Used in oracle rites. Nigeria. H. 22 cm.
Provenance: Lau Sunde's collection.
Literature: Jean-Baptiste Bacquard: Tribal art of Africa, Thames and Hudson, 1998, p. 100–103.
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Tribal art, 14 May 2013
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