Dance staff "oshe shango" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3044654
sold
EUR 350
Provenance
Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, GermanySize
H: 43 cm
H: 16.9 inch
Description
wood, base
With such dance wands in their hands, the followers of the mighty thunder god “shango” participated in dances, processions, and rites in honor of their god.
The object Dance staff “oshe shango” with the object ID 3044654 was last part of the auction 90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art at November 17, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 212 achieved a sales price of EUR 350.
Here you will find more objects and interesting facts about African art.