Dance wand "oshe shango" · Nigeria, Yoruba / Ila Orangun · ID: 3039375
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Provenance
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Essen, GermanyKarlheinz Kreitz, Düsseldorf, Germany
Size
H: 31 cm
H: 12.2 inch
Description
wood, partly shiny dark brown patina, in shape of a standing female figure, carved neck ornament and apron, holding two items, crowned by double axe symbol, min. dam., small missing parts through insect caused damage, slight traces of abrasion
The object Dance wand “oshe shango” with the object ID 3039375 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 349.
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