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A Yoruba (Nigerian) female figure holding a figural offering bowl with chicken 68cm high. Yoruba - "Opon Igede Ifa" or "Olumeye" (one who knows honor) Traditionally, bowls such as these were used to hold kola nuts (obi) as offerings of hospitality, which were given to visitors as a gesture of welcome, and friendship. Often the guest and others present would chew kola while conversing.
The kneeling position is a gesture of respect, devotion, and submission. "Olumeye" means "one who knows respect". In Ifa divination rituals, the bird symbolizes honor and prosperity; when offered as sacrifice. The containers in these objects were often in the form of a chicken (adie) with the lower half of the bowl containing the feet and the upper part of the bowl containing the head and wings.
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