Dance staff "oshe shango", Nigeria, Yoruba, Size: H: 40 cm (H: 15.7 inch), ID: 3043192

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Lot 314

88th Tribal Art Auction

Dance staff "oshe shango" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3043192

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Provenance

Manfred Pütz, Cologne, Germany

Size

H: 40 cm

H: 15.7 inch

Description

wood, matt brown patina, carved with double axe and eight anthropomorphic heads, fine scarification marks and incised decor, insect caused missing parts, facial features abraded, base

The object Dance staff “oshe shango” with the object ID 3043192 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 314.

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