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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.


The object Dance staff “oshe shango” with the object ID 3049127 was part of the auction 99th Auction on November 12, 2022. The object with the lot number 122 achieved a sales price of EUR 900 with an asking price of EUR 600.

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AHDRC: 0105054


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