AjoiteBorniteCacoxeniteChalcopyriteCopperCovelliteEpidoteGoethiteGilaliteGoldHematiteIronLepidocrociteLimoniteMagnetiteNickelPlatinumPyritePyrolusiteRutileSphaleriteSilverTitanite
Aethiopia: Peuples d'Ethiopie
The rectangular cavity in the back of the statue probably once contained Magic Amulets or pieces of bones
are among the most prized objects in African art
Smoky quartz in stone folklore is associated with grounding and protection
Yoruba Ogboni Male and Female Seated Figures PAIR, Nigeria #854, 857 PAIR San Benito de Palermo AjoiteBorniteCacoxeniteChalcopyriteCopperCovelliteEpidoteGoethiteGilaliteGoldHematiteIronLepidocrociteLimoniteMagnetiteNickelPlatinumPyritePyrolusiteRutileSphaleriteSilverTitaniteYoruba Ogboni Male and Female Seated Figures PAIR, Nigeria #854, 857 PAIR Measurements: Height of tallest 11 11 16 inches (29. 8 cm). Provenance: Property from the Collection of Georgette D'Angelo, Glencoe, Illinois. Acquired in the late 1960s or early 1970s Headed by the Oluwo (Chief Priest), the Yoruba Ogboni (meaning 'Cult of Old Age') is a Society of Respected Elderly Men and Women responsible for the management and wellbeing of their Community
