adjella ifa Adjelefa

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Mother with child
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" 'adjella ifa' or abbreviated to 'Adjelefa'. The foot depicts a kneeling woman holding a child on her back. Partly clay-covered" Bowl for the Ife service mould: The two figures are holding a bowl with the tips of their headdresses Colour: Grey-brown Condition: Good

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Yoruba
Object type
Group of figures (sculpture) with bowl for kola nuts
Dimensions
Height: 21,5 cm
Width: 15 cm
Depth: 13,5 cm
Weight: 0,5 kg
Material/Technique
Wood, Clay
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 27201

Provenance and sources

when
19th century - 20th century (beginning)
where
Nigeria [Land/Region]
who
Yoruba
who
Frobenius, Leo - Collectors
Description
Purchase from Frobenius, Leo 1912

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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