YORUBA, NIGERIA, early 20th century
lidded wooden vessel carved with intricate designs in the form of a woman holding a chicken
65.0 cm height
Estimate:
$2,000 - $4,000
Sold:
$2,040 (inc. BP)
lot details
Divination Sculpture
YORUBA, NIGERIA, early 20th century
lidded wooden vessel carved with intricate designs in the form of a woman holding a chicken
65.0 cm height
Provenance
Collected by Donald Friend in Nigeria, 1938–39
Related Works
Bowl, Yoruba, Nigeria, acquired 1960, accession number 90.2/ 3331 AB, collection of the American Museum of Natural History, New York
These bowls are used to hold kola nuts as offerings of hospitality or as receptacles for the sixteen sacred palm nuts used in divination.