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Dance staff "oshe shango", Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Shaki, Size: H: 48 cm (H: 18.9 inch), ID: 3049127
Dance staff "oshe shango", Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Shaki, Size: H: 48 cm (H: 18.9 inch), ID: 3049127 - 2/5 Dance staff "oshe shango", Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Shaki, Size: H: 48 cm (H: 18.9 inch), ID: 3049127 - 3/5 Dance staff "oshe shango", Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Shaki, Size: H: 48 cm (H: 18.9 inch), ID: 3049127 - 4/5 Dance staff "oshe shango", Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Shaki, Size: H: 48 cm (H: 18.9 inch), ID: 3049127 - 5/5
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Lot 122
99th Auction

Dance staff "oshe shango" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Shaki · ID: 3049127

sold EUR 900
Provenance
Abdoulaye Ousmane, Lomé-Togo
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Size
H: 48 cm
H: 18.9 inch

Description

wood, base

The priestess is depicted here as a mother suckling a child. The symbol of the double axe is strikingly small.

Publications

AHDRC: 0105054

Africa

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