Janus-faced dance staff "oshe shango" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ekiti, Efon Alaye · ID: 3049124
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The NetherlandsSize
H: 35 cm
H: 13.8 inch
Description
wood, base
Very nice object, whose heavily rubbed surface proves a long use in cult.
Comparing literature
Richer, Xavier, Hélène Joubert, Dance with Shango, Paris 2018, p. 151