"Eshu" dance wand · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3048505
sold
EUR 850
Provenance
Leo Leewis, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPiet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
Size
H: 39,5 cm
H: 15.6 inch
Description
wood, thick layer of shiny black patina, glass beads,
“Eshu”, the Yoruba “trickster god”, is a contradictory character, able to be good and bad, trustful and mischievous. He can bestow prosperity but also cause misery.
The object “Eshu” dance wand with the object ID 3048505 was part of the auction 97th Auction on November 6, 2021. The object with the lot number 112 achieved a sales price of EUR 850 with an asking price of EUR 600.
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