Lot 2497

A figural Offering Bowl (Olumeye) in the style of Olowe of Ise, Yoruba People, Nigeria - height: 65 cm - Collection number 1208 This beautiful carved wooden figure of a kneeling woman holding a bowl in the form of two chickens is very much in the style of the great Yoruba carvers. Among the Yoruba such elaborately carved and decorated bowls were prestige objects used to offer kola nuts to guests or to deities during religious worship. Estimate 800-900 - defect head