Janus-faced dance wand "oshe shango"

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Description

wood, encrusted patina in some places, base

The dance staff can be attributed to the same workshop / hand as the two “shango” staffs depicted in Drewal, dating to the late 19th / early 20th century and attributed to Ibadan artist Amos Lafia of Idi Aro (Drewal, 1980, Abb. 15 and 16).)

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Comparing literature

Drewal, Henry John, African Artistry, Atlanta 1980, p. 30

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