Ceremonial staff · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3039414
sold
EUR 700
Provenance
Arcade Gallery, London, Great BritainSize
H: 29,5 cm
H: 11.6 inch
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
Comparing literature
Witte, Hans, A Closer Look, Berg en Dal 2004, p. 75