"Eshu" figure ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, northern Ekiti, Bamgboye of Odo Owa · ID: 3049108

Description

wood,

A work of the master carver Bamgboye (ca. 1885-1978) from Odo Owa, where he held the office of the chief Ifa priest. For other works of Bamgboye see AHDRC 0101614 and 0101648.

In the Yoruba pantheon, “eshu” represents one of the most respected deities (“orisha”). He is considered to be a mediator between the people and the gods

“Eshu” is a trickster phenomenon able to be good and bad, trustful and mischievous. He can bestow prosperity or cause misery.

The object “Eshu” figure with the object ID 3049108 was part of the auction 99th Auction on November 12, 2022. The object with the lot number 99 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000 with an asking price of EUR 400.

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Comparing literature

Fagg, William, Yoruba, Sculpture of West Africa, New York 1982, p.21 ff.