Dance staff "oshe shango" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Owu, Ibadan, Amos Lafia of Idi Aro (born ca. 1892) · ID: 3049123

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).

The object Dance staff “oshe shango” with the object ID 3049123 was last part of the auction 99th Auction at November 12, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 117 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.

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Comparing literature

Krieger, Kurt, Westafrikanische Plastik, Bd. I, Berlin 1978, plate 52 &53 b Drewal, Henry John, African Artistry, Atlanta 1980, p. 30