Dance staff "eshu" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3033168
sold
EUR 1,000
Size
H: 51 cm
H: 20.1 inch
Description
wood, partly encrusted dark brown patina, remains of pigments, carved with a kneeling figure with long “eshu” plait, holding two calabashs and a dance staff, dam., missing parts through insect caused damage, cracks, slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base
The object Dance staff “eshu” with the object ID 3033168 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 328 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.
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