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Description : Owo, NigeriaCf. Fagg, W. et al., Yoruba Sculpture of West Africa, New York, 1982, p.24, fig. 26, for a related ram's head now in the British Museum given to Maurice Cockin by the Olowo of Owo circa 1910. Such altar heads, called osamasinmi, were used in chiefly ancestor cults and received libations at the harvest of the first yam roots.
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About the lot N° 102
Title : Pair Of Yoruba Ram'S Heads, Period : 1982
Size : 35.5 cm. and 37 cm. high
Provenance : Manfred Schäfer, Ulm
Literature : Schaedler, K.-F., Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, Munich, 2009, p.495.
Notes : VAT: Margin scheme
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG, auctioneer, Brussels, BE It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : African and Oceanic Art Sale
Sale date : 05 Apr 2017 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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