Dance staff "oshe shango" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Owu, Ibadan, Amos Lafia of Idi Aro (born ca. 1892) · ID: 3049123
sold
EUR 300
Provenance
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The NetherlandsSize
H: 39,5 cm
H: 15.6 inch
Description
wood, insect caused damage, base
Two comparable staffs collected by Frobenius in 1912, illustrated by Krieger (Vol. I, 1978, pl. 52 & 53 b).
They show similarities with the present staff in formal structure, geometric decoration and especially in the design of the heads (physiognomy, scarification and hairstyle).
This style was associated by early research with the Ibadan artist Amos Lafia of Idi Aro (b. ca.1892).
Comparing literature
Krieger, Kurt, Westafrikanische Plastik, Bd. I, Berlin 1978, plate 52 &53 b Drewal, Henry John, African Artistry, Atlanta 1980, p. 30