Dance wand "oshe shango" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3032440
sold
EUR 1,200
Size
H: 54 cm
H: 21.3 inch
Description
wood, partly encrusted brown patina, strings of glass beads, in form of a kneeling female figure, crowned by a stylized double axe, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage, fissures, slight races of abrasion;
dance staffs were used likewise by men and women during Shango celebrations. Their characteristic feature is the double axe symbol. Shango is associated with fertilizing rain, he is said to be truth-loving and should punish liars and thieves.