Yoruba, Couple Edam Ogboni / Osughô
Yoruba, Couple Edam Ogboni / Osughô
Date
presumed late XIXth - early XXth
Size
Height : 23 cm
Collection
Tribal Art
Condition
bon
Inventory number
438
Price
sur demande / on request
Beautiful pair of a couple, the male figure on the left gives the Ogboni/osughô salute to Mother Earth by placing his left fist on the right one, while the female figure on the right supports her breasts as a sign of welcome and maternal generosity.
Both wearing necklaces, scarifications on their bellies.
The heads with oblique eyes in high relief, the nose with a beak, the mouth with scarifications on the forehead