Dance staffs "eshu" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3038503
sold
EUR 360
Provenance
Rolf Kunitsch, Münster, GermanyZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 19 April 1997, lot 285
German Private Collection, Munich
Size
H: 36 cm
H: 14.2 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown patina, carved with kneeling female figure with “eshu” plait, min. dam., insect caused missing parts, abrasion of paint, cracks, base;
The object Dance staffs “eshu” with the object ID 3038503 was part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction on February 27, 2016. The object with the lot number 418 achieved a sales price of EUR 360 with an asking price of EUR 300.
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Comparing literature
Eisenhofer, Stefan (Hg.), Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika, Linz 1997, p. 272 f.