Divination Bowl with Horse and Rider
Yoruba, Nigeria
Wood
Probably First Half 20th Century
9.25”h x 7.5”w x 8.25”d (23.5cm x 19cm x 21cm)
In addition to use in divination, sometimes these bowls held kola nuts offered to visiting guests. A person depicted upon a horse in West African art meant that person had stature, status, power, and/or wealth.
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