Zemanek-Münster

Pair of ritual staffs "edan oshugbo"

Nigeria, Yoruba
not available anymore
Provenance
Theo A.H.M. Dobbelmann, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Size
H: 23,5 cm & 24 cm
H: 9.3 inch & 9.4 inch

Description

brass, iron, in shape of bearded heads with “ogboni” tattoos, mounted on iron staffs and originally connected by a chain, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion, base


Comparing literature

Dobbelmann, Th.A.H.M., Der Ogboni-Geheimbund, Berg en Dal 1976, ill. 9 ff.

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