Lot: 260

101st Auction

Female shrine figure with lidded bowl

Nigeria, Yoruba

Provenance Size Starting price / estimated price
H: 18.9 inch 1200 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance

wood, matt patina,

Standing variant of the female bowl bearer, who is mainly shown kneeling.


Fagg, William, Yoruba, Sculpture of West Africa, New York 1982, p. 99