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• Auction House:
  Deutscher and Hackett
• Sale Name:
  Works from the Donald Friend Collection - The Property of Attilio Guarrancino, Melbourne
• Sale Date:
  27 Oct 2013 ~ 2pm
• Lot #:
  7
• Lot Description:
  Yoruba, Nigeria
  Divination Sculpture, Early 20th Century
  lidded wooden vessel carved with intricate designs in the form of a woman holding a chicken
  65.0 cm height
• Provenance:
  Collected by Donald Friend in Nigeria, 1938–39
• Notes:
  These bowls are used to hold kola nuts as offerings of hospitality or as receptacles for the sixteen sacred palm nuts used in divination. Related Works: 'Bowl', Yoruba, Nigeria, acquired 1960, accession number 90.2/ 3331 AB, collection of the American Museum of Natural History, New York
• Estimate:
  A$2,000 - 4,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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