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Dance wand "oshe shango" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Ila Orangun · ID: 3049460

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Provenance
Manfred Sackmann, Berlin, Germany
Robert Lewitzki, Celle, Germany
Size
H: 40 cm
H: 15.7 inch

Description

wood, base

With such wands in their hands, the followers of the mighty thunder god “shango” participated in dances, processions, and rites in honor of their deity. When not being used, the staffs are used to decorate shrines dedicated to “shango”.

The double ax is a representation of neolithic stone celts (“edun ara”) that the Yoruba believe to be thunderbolts hurled from the sky through lightning by “shango”. The double axe is therefore a primary symbol for the presence and omnipotence of “shango”.


The object Dance wand “oshe shango” with the object ID 3049460 was last part of the auction 99th Auction at November 12, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 48.

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Publications

Expo cat.: "Afrikanische Kunst, Sammlung Robert Lewitzki", Albert-König-Museum (Hg.), Unterlüß, 2001, p. 45, cat. 68; Expo cat.: "Afrikanische Kunst, Sammlung Robert Lewitzki", Bomann-Museum (Hg.), Celle 2012, p. 46


Exhibition

Unterlüß, Albert-König-Museum: "Afrikanische Kunst, Sammlung Robert Lewitzki", 11. März - 16. April 2001; Celler Schloß, Gotische Halle: "Afrikanische Kunst, Sammlung Robert Lewitzki", 10. Juli - 31 August 2012


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