Altar crest "odo shango" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3036509

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, traces of dotted painting, remains of indigo blue pigment, of massive form, in shape of a half figure, provided with club and thunder bolt, slightly dam., minor missing parts, cracks, number on the underside “1680”;
served as base for wooden receptacles where the prehistoric stone axes “edun ara” were kept, which “orisha sango” used to throw against those who displeased him.

The object Altar crest “odo shango” with the object ID 3036509 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 485.

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Comparing literature

Homberger, Lorenz (Hg.), Yoruba, Zürich 1991, p. 70, ill. 83