YOROUBA (Benin), late 19th century. Divinatory cup in polych - Lot 6

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YOROUBA (Benin), late 19th century. Divinatory cup in polych - Lot 6
YOROUBA (Benin), late 19th century. Divinatory cup in polychrome cheese wood with a seated figure forming the foot. H: 15 cm (crack). Provenance: General TAVERNA (1854-1945), collected in Dahomey before 1900. Then by descent. Exhibition: Des trésors des rois d'Abomey à l'Afrique d'aujourd'hui, Musée Romain Rolland, Clamecy, 2007. Produced by the Yoruba, these cups were reserved for high-ranking individuals, some for decorative purposes only. They would have come into the possession of the kings of Abomey when they conquered the neighboring kingdom of Oyo (Yorouba).
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