RARE OLD EARLY 20th CENT YORUBA BRONZE BELL (OBATALA?) - FROM NIGERIA

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RARE OLD EARLY 20th CENT YORUBA BRONZE BELL (OBATALA?) - FROM NIGERIA:
$50.00

You are offerding on aBeautifulANDOLD YORUBAPEOPLE BRONZE BELL (maybe for Obatala?), from Nigeria.

The arts of the Yoruba are as numerous as their deities, and many objects are placed on shrines to honor the gods and the ancestors. Beautiful sculpture abounds in wood and brass and the occasional terracotta. Varied masking traditions have resulted in a great diversity of mask forms. Additional important arts include pottery, weaving, beadworking and metalsmithing.

The Yoruba claim that they have 401 deities; in truth, there are more than these. The complexity of their cosmology has led Western scholars to compare them to the Ancient Greeks and their impressive pantheon. Yoruba deities are known as orisha, and the high god is Olorun. No organized priesthoods or shrines exist in honor of Olorun, but his spirit is invoked to ask for blessings and to confer thanks. The Yoruba believe that when they die they enter the realm of the ancestors where they still have influence on earth. Annual homage is paid to the grave sites of ones\' forbears, and lineage heads are responsible for honoring all deceased members of the lineage through a yearly sacrifice. Maskers (egungun) appear at funerals and are believed to embody the spirit of the deceased person. Other important orishas include Eshu, the trickster; Shango, the god of thunder; and Ogun, the god of iron and modern technology.

The Yoruba people reside mainly in Nigeria but are spread across to Benin. Lush forest and Savannah areas surround them. Their origins can be researched back to the end of the first millennium. Yoruba communal functioning is structured around their religious concepts and their related ritualistic societies. Yoruba spiritual devotion is so complete and powerful, that all of their important artworks are dedicated to religious ceremony in one way or another. There are three main Yoruba societies or \"egbe\", one being the Gelede society. This sect is devoted to Yemoja, the mother of all orisha (angelic forces). She represents motherhood, mother of waters, family, sexuality, sorcery and nurturer. Yemoja is the matriarchal head of the universe. She is thought to express the protective energies of the feminine force. The Gelede society function is to keep the peace so to speak between humans and the witches (aje). During ceremony male dancers impersonate Yemoja by donning breast and costuming that is padded.

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CONDITION:

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This is a tribal item and buyer must understand that.

Typical surface scratch, dirt and normal wear.

Major surface dirt and crust (as shown in the photos)

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It measures (each, approx.):

8\"Tall (20.3 cm)

2 1/4\"Wide (5.7 cm)

2 1/4\"Deep (5.7 cm)

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