Janus-faced dance wand "oshe shango" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ekiti, village Efon-Alaye · ID: 3041753
sold
EUR 1,400
Provenance
Peter Werner, Munich, GermanyWalter Schmidt, Würzburg/Innsbruck, Germany/Austria
Size
H: 38,5 cm
H: 15.2 inch
Description
wood, matt dark brown patina, partly encrusted, nearly identical facial features with prominent eyes and cheek scarifications, heart-shaped double-axe symbol, neck and tounge-shaped projections with incised geometrical decor, slightly dam., insect caused missing parts (base of the handle), plate;
presumably a work of the Adeshina workshop.
Publications
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Afrikanische Kunst in Deutschen Privatsammlungen, München 1973, p. 184, ill. 250AHDRC: 0104995