LOT 5484 Large Olumeye sculpture, Nigeria, Yoruba, 20thcentury
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Large Olumeye sculpture, Nigeria, Yoruba, 20thcentury, wood, monoxyl carved, partially blackened, relief decoration, mother figure with serving bowl, reference to the partly prevailing matrilineal principle, strongly upright posture, round face and elaborate hairstyle as an aesthetic expression of youthfulness Character and feminine beauty, primarily social function, ed by tribal leaders and kings: mainly ed to present kolanuts for guests and for the ritual offering ofpalm nuts, shell lid missing, traces of age, height approx. 64 cm . German Description: Große Olumeye-Skulptur, Nigeria, Yoruba, 20.Jh., Holz, monoxyl geschnitzt, partiell geschwärzt, Reliefdekor, Mutterfigur mit Anbietschale, Verweis auf z.T. vorherrschendes matrilineares Prinzip, stark aufrechte Haltung, rundes Gesicht u. aufwendige Frisur als ästhetischer Adruck von jugendhaftem Charakter u. femininer Schönheit, vornehmliche Sozialfunktion, verwendet von Stammesvorsitzenden u. Königen: dient v.a. der Darbietung von Kolanüssen für Gäste u. für die rituelle Darbringung von Palmnüssen, Schalendeckel fehlt, Alterssp., H. ca. 64 cm
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