Yoruba
oil Lamp Terracotta
Price:
NOT
AVAILABLE
Yoruba
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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 €.
Yoruba
availabity request
+32
3 227.35.40
