Janus sceptre "ipawo ase" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Ijebu-Ode · ID: 3041882

Name: Janus sceptre "ipawo ase"
SKU: 3041882
Price: 3000 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 3,000

Provenance

Willem E. Geyskens, Diest, Belgium (collected in situ in the late 1960’s)
French Private Collection
Alain Lecomte, Paris, France (2010)
Private Collection

Size

H: 39 cm

H: 15.4 inch

Description

brass with patina, trapezoid base, originally provided with bells, crowned by human janus head, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion, base;
staffs like this, known as “ipawo ashe” or “scepters of vital force”, can be used by anyone with sufficient authority and vital force, i. e. district chiefs, priests, “oshugbo” elders and kings. These hand-held ceremonial staffs were used to greet those present and impose silence during gatherings.

The object Janus sceptre “ipawo ase” with the object ID 3041882 was part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction on March 4, 2017. The object with the lot number 293 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,000 with an asking price of EUR 2,000.

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