YORUBA, NIGERIA, early 20th century

Works from the Donald Friend Collection
Sydney
27 October 2013
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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

Estimate: 
$2,000 - 4,000
Sold for $2,040 (inc. BP) in Auction 31 - 27 October 2013, Sydney
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

Catalogue text

These bowls are used to hold kola nuts as offerings of hospitality or as receptacles for the sixteen sacred palm nuts used in divination.