File:Armlet, Yoruba peoples, Owo region, Nigeria, 16th century, Ivory (2923633012).jpg

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The artist's technical virtuosity is evident in this extraordinary armlet carved from one piece of ivory. The motifs on the outer interlocking piece include kneeling hunchbacks holding tethered monkeys. Hunchbacks are regarded as touched by the god Obatala who shapes the human form in the womb. White is the symbolic color of Obatala and may tie in with the use of ivory for this bracelet. The theme of ritual offerings is suggested by the disembodied heads within the interlocking circles of crocodiles biting the heads and tails of mudfish and by the tethered monkeys.

Português - A virtuosa técnica do artista é evidente neste bracelete extraordinário esculpido em uma peça de marfim. Os motivos na peça de intertravamento externa incluem corcundas ajoelhadas segurando macacos amarrados. Os corcundas são considerados tocados pelo deus Obatala, que molda a forma humana no útero. O branco é a cor simbólica de Obatala e pode combinar com o uso de marfim para esta pulseira. O tema das oferendas rituais é sugerido pelas cabeças desencarnadas dentro dos círculos entrelaçados de crocodilos que mordem as cabeças e caudas de peixe-lama e pelos macacos presos.
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Armlet, Yoruba peoples, Owo region, Nigeria, 16th century, Ivory

Author Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA
Camera location38° 53′ 16.88″ N, 77° 01′ 32.03″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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