Dance wand "oshe shango"
Onakunle Aribikona of Gbongan (died 1970), Ife, Nigeria
not available anymore
Provenance
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, BelgiumSize
H: 44 cm
H: 17.3 inch
Description
wood, camwood powder, miniature glass beads, base
Probably a work of the well-known Yoruba carver Onakunle Aribikon or his workshop. A work of the master pictured at Fagg, 1982, Plate 62.
A nearly identical “oshe shango” staff from the Josef Mueller collection was called up on 13 June 1978 as lot 107 at Christie’s London (AHDRC 0104712).