This is the rating and price for Owo Rams Head Shrine, 2013
Description : A wooden rams head shrine figure. Nigeria, Owo. 1st half 20th century. 11 1/2l x 7 3/4w x 7 1/2d.
Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: Rams are used as important symbols of ancestral presence as the animal is known for its aggressiveness in protecting its family as well as their strength. Carved wooden rams heads, sometimes with traces of the human figure, often adorn the altars of important families and leaders in the Owo region of Nigeria. For a similar object see Sotheby's, New York, African, Oceanic, and Pre-Columbian Art, May 16, 2013, lot 113.
Price: 3 750.00 USDIt's free to register now to view!
Estimate (low-high) : 800 USD-1200 USDIt's free to register now to view!
About the lot N° 167 Title : Owo Rams Head Shrine, Period : 2013 Quinn's Auction Galleries, auctioneer, Falls Church, USIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : Estate of Merton Simpson & Multi Estate Ethnographic Oct 1, 2016 Sale date : 01 Oct 2016It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale
