PAIR OF YORUBA MAN'S WRAPPER CLOTHS, ASO OLONA
NIGERIA
£375
African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History
Auction: 24 November 2021 at 10:00 GMT
Description
the first hand and machine spun cotton, three panel weave; the second a four panel weave, with geometric motifs executed on a deep red ground (2)
Dimensions
largest 155 x 139cm
Footnote
Provenance:
The Keir McGuinness Collection of African Textiles
Literature:
Cf. Clarke, D. 2015. African Textiles, London: Prestel Publishing. p. 140.
Note:
"These four panel women's weave cloths were worn as insignia of office by elderly men belonging to a society called Ogboni that maintained a shrine to the Earth and had an important role in the selection of Yoruba kings. The designs are said to represent water spirits."
Clarke, D., 2015. African Textiles.