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Descripción : Brass Western Nigeria, 19. Jahrhundert Yoruba people Kneeling brass figures with clan-typical face tattoos Thermoluminescence expertise on request Height: 15.5 cm (man), 15 cm (woman) Very good condition Object is regular taxed. 19% VAT is added to the purchase price for deliveries within the EU. These figures are called the 'owner of the house' or 'father and mother, the owner of the house', where 'house' means the building in which the members of the 'Ogboni'- assoctiation congregate, a association that goes beyond all kinship relations within a village, and has the power to reconciliation and adjudication in disputes between the villagers.According to a thermoluminescence expertise no. 06020506 by Ralf Kotalla, dated 24.5.2006, these figures are about 140 years old (+/- 30%). The pair of figures is in very good condition with minimal signs of age and wear. The male figure measures 15.5 cm and the female 15 cm. (asi)Literature: H. Witte, Earth and the Ancestors, OBONI-Iconography, p. 70 et seq. Robert F. Thompson, Black Gods and Kings, Youruba Art at UCLA, 1976, c.6/10 et seq. William Fagg, YORUBA Sculpture of Westafrica. New York 1982, p. 39. Marie-Therese Brincard, The Art of Metal in Africa, p. 129. Warren M. Robbins and Nancy Ingram Nooter, African Art in American collections, 1989, p. 250. Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.
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