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Yoruba maternity small stool - Nigeria- African Art Tribal Art

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Yoruba maternity small stool - Nigeria- African Art Tribal Art

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Title: Yoruba maternity small stool - Nigeria- African Art Tribal Art

Item Category: Stool, seat, maternity, chair

Date/Period: Second half 20th century

Origin: Nigeria

Materials: Wood

Dimensions: 11,42 Inch

Weight: 1,98 Pounds

Note: Stand not included.

Additional Information: Wearing a high crest, she also has the deep keloids of the Yoruba nobles on her face. The bulging eyes, fleshy lips, are also distinctive markers of Yoruba tribal statuary. The Yoruba practiced the slave trade with the Europeans and in particular the Portuguese before being completely subjugated to the British following a long period of internal struggles between the different kings or obas in place. The main Yoruba cults are the Gélédé , Epa , Ogboni , and the Esu cult, through which a very wide variety of deities are involved.

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