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• Auction House:
  Aalders Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Summer Auction Series -– Session II – Tribal Art
• Sale Date:
  03 Dec 2023 ~ 10.30am (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  525
• Lot Description:
  19th Century Benin Bronze Idiophone
  set with long beak bird with outstretched wings, above a cylindrical shaft, the whole raised on pedestal base, height 32.5cm and 43cm (total)
• Notes:
  The bird perched with outstretched wings on the finials of this idiophone sounded on the occasions of Ugie Oro court festivals is usually called the 'Bird of Prophecy' (ahianmwen-oro) and sometimes the 'Messenger of God' (odibosa). Beginning with the reign of King Esigie in the sixteenth century, the sounding of clappers depicting the bird of prophecy at Ugie Oro court ceremonies was regarded as a sign that the kings of Benin were endowed with the power to alter history.
• Estimate:
  A$800 - 1,200
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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