Dance wand "oshe shango" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3032440

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.

The object Dance wand “oshe shango” with the object ID 3032440 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 410 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200.

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