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.
The object Janus-faced dance staff “oshe shango” with the object ID 3049124 was part of the auction 99th Auction on November 12, 2022. The object with the lot number 116 achieved a sales price of EUR 600 with an asking price of EUR 450.
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Comparing literature
Richer, Xavier, Hélène Joubert, Dance with Shango, Paris 2018, p. 151