Ceremonial staff ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3039414

Description

brass, sitting male figure with beard and rich endowment, in dignified pose with the left hand resting on the breast and with the right hand holding a flywhisk, mounted on iron spike (with traces of corrosion), base;
these objects are usually interpreted as versions of the “iwana ogun”, the chief smith’s ceremonial poker

The object Ceremonial staff with the object ID 3039414 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 354 achieved a sales price of EUR 700.

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Comparing literature

Witte, Hans, A Closer Look, Berg en Dal 2004, p. 75