Pair of ritual staffs "edan ogboni" ("edan oshugbo") · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3046602
Scott Rodolitz, New York, USA
Mark Eglinton, New York, USA (No “4677”)
Description
bronze, base
“Edan” embodies the authority of the “ogboni” society, according to whose principles the social order within the community is regulated. The “edan” staffs are used by cult members as a symbol of membership but they are also believed to be the god “Edan” in physical form.
Thus a messenger carries the “edan”, strikes his chest and forehead, and the recipient does the same to acknowledge the authority of “ogboni”.
The object Pair of ritual staffs “edan ogboni” (“edan oshugbo”) with the object ID 3046602 was part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction on March 7, 2020. The object with the lot number 288 achieved a sales price of EUR 7,000 with an asking price of EUR 4,000.
Here you will find more objects and interesting facts about African art.