Lot 44
  • 44

Coupe, Yoruba, Nigeria

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
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Description

  • Yoruba
  • Coupe
  • haut. 26 cm, diam. 41 cm
  • 10 1/4 in, 16 1/5 in

Provenance

El Hadj Inoa, Cotonou
Collection privée

Condition

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Catalogue Note

Cette coupe - rare - illustre la variété et la richesse des thèmes développés par les sculpteurs Yoruba dans la création des réceptacles à offrandes opon. Destinée à recevoir les présents pour des invités, des offrandes rituelles pour un orisha, ou encore les éléments sacrés utilisés lors de la divination ifa, cette coupe à l'origine sculptée sur pied se distingue par la qualité du décor en haut relief, présentant une succession de saynètes tirées de la vie quotidienne. Profonde patine d'usage, sombre.