"Ogboni Maternity - Yoruba Culture, Nigeria - 19th Century Or Earlier"
Ogboni MATERNITY on a rectangular base surrounded by twisted openwork decoration. The female figure stands on short legs with her child at her breast.
She is wearing a large beaded crest.
Her back is entirely decorated with incised concentric circles.
Yoruba culture, Nigeria 19th century or earlier Copper alloy
H. 15.5; L 7.3 cm
Provenance :
Former Galerie Ratton collection, Paris.
N° B17 from the exhibition ‘BRONZES, MINIATURES MONUMENTALES’, second part
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