height 12 1/2in (32cm) the finely carved sculpture depicting a female figure with classic Olowe of Ise sculptural elements, including a crested tripartite coiffure, elongated neck, facial, chest and dorsal scarification, kneeling with her buttocks resting on her heels and holding a bowl (probably once supporting a lid), the surface showing the marks of the artist's chisel, especially on the neck, shoulders and arms; fine, encrusted varied dark brown patina with kaolin, earth ochres, indigo and camwood. Provenance: Collected in situ village of Ikere, Ekiti Region, Southwest Nigeria, West Africa Charles Davis New Orleans, LA Private Collection, California Born in Efon-Alaiye in the artistic center of the Ekiti region of Nigeria, Olowe of Ise is probably the most important African artist of the twentieth century, if not of all time. Because he was such an innovative and expressive artist, breaking free from the canon of traditional Yoruba art, Olowe became an "emese", or messenger, of the King of Ise. Primarily known to carve larger, architectural works such as veranda posts and doors, the master did very few smaller sculptures, making the present work an extremely rare example. cf. Walker, Roslyn, "Olowe of Ise, A Yoruba Sculptor to Kings," National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1998, Figure 26 for a similar Ceremonial Bowl with a Female Figure.
height 12 1/2in (32cm) the finely carved sculpture depicting a female figure with classic Olowe of Ise sculptural elements, including a crested tripartite coiffure, elongated neck, facial, chest and dorsal scarification, kneeling with her buttocks resting on her heels and holding a bowl (probably once supporting a lid), the surface showing the marks of the artist's chisel, especially on the neck, shoulders and arms; fine, encrusted varied dark brown patina with kaolin, earth ochres, indigo and camwood. Provenance: Collected in situ village of Ikere, Ekiti Region, Southwest Nigeria, West Africa Charles Davis New Orleans, LA Private Collection, California Born in Efon-Alaiye in the artistic center of the Ekiti region of Nigeria, Olowe of Ise is probably the most important African artist of the twentieth century, if not of all time. Because he was such an innovative and expressive artist, breaking free from the canon of traditional Yoruba art, Olowe became an "emese", or messenger, of the King of Ise. Primarily known to carve larger, architectural works such as veranda posts and doors, the master did very few smaller sculptures, making the present work an extremely rare example. cf. Walker, Roslyn, "Olowe of Ise, A Yoruba Sculptor to Kings," National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1998, Figure 26 for a similar Ceremonial Bowl with a Female Figure.
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