Yoruba oil Lamp Terracotta
High: 32 cm wide: 20cm
Origin: Southwestern Nigeria. Yoruba tribe
Age: end 19 th Century AD early 20 th Century AD
condition: Some restorations, has been broken. Some chips missing in the above part
Style: Yoruba
Medium:
Yoruba Terracotta Vessel to use as altarpiece oil lamp.
Women are the potters in Yoruba society in Nigeria.
They make many different types of pottery including pots for cooking, eating, and storage.
"The
moth that attempt to kill the oil lamp will kill itself"
(Yoruba
Proverbs Author: Oyekan Owomoyela; Buy New: $23.96 )
Palm oil lamps are also crafted. Unique pots are made in honor of Yoruba deities.
Pottery is only made in
towns where clay is available. It is sold to neighboring towns that do not
have access to clay.
compare with this african Art object in the Israel Museum:
Gynomorphic
ritual vessel
Yoruba people, Nigeria
Late 19th – early 20th century
Clay
H: 30; W: 20; D: 18 cm
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Schindler, New York, to American Friends of the
Israel Museum
Accession number: B84.0561
This
fine oil lamp in black clay is yours
for 2,200 €.
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