Pendant – Bronze – Yoruba – Nigeria – KF Schädler certificate

Great old bronze pendant from the Yoruba tribe of Nigeria. Rectangular bronze pendant with a bevelled top and two opposing figures, whose legs end in mudfish, presumably for OLOKUN; in their hands they hold crocodiles by their tails; at the lower edge eyelets for attaching accessories, brownish patina.

Provenance: Manfred Schäfer collection, ex- gallery owner from Ulm, Germany.With certificate of Authenticity signed by professor Karl-Ferdinand Schädler.