Cup holder - Yoruba - Nigeria

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Description from the seller

Kneeling cup-bearer
YOROUBA, Nigeria.

Wood with a beautiful patina of use and crusty in places.
Necklace and ear pendant in red and black beads.
The hands and feet are very finely carved.
Labret.
A tall and very distinctive headdress, serrated along the ridge and with a serrated edge in the middle of an isosceles triangle in relief on each side.
Slit on the left side of the base.
Parallelepiped base.
Provenance: Bayer Collection, Waiblingen.

Purchased €5,5K at Parcours des Mondes 2022, Galerie Lecomte, Paris

Kneeling cup-bearer
YOROUBA, Nigeria.

Wood with a beautiful patina of use and crusty in places.
Necklace and ear pendant in red and black beads.
The hands and feet are very finely carved.
Labret.
A tall and very distinctive headdress, serrated along the ridge and with a serrated edge in the middle of an isosceles triangle in relief on each side.
Slit on the left side of the base.
Parallelepiped base.
Provenance: Bayer Collection, Waiblingen.

Purchased €5,5K at Parcours des Mondes 2022, Galerie Lecomte, Paris

Details

Ethnic group/ culture
Yoruba
Country of Origin
Nigeria
Material
Glass, Wood
Sold with stand
Yes
Condition
Good condition
Title of artwork
Cup holder
Height
27 cm
Width
8 cm
Depth
8 cm
Provenance
Private collection
Authenticity
Original/official
Sold by
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Objects sold
100%
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