Pair of ritual staffs "edan oshugbo" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3038174
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Provenance
Theo A.H.M. Dobbelmann, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSize
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
The object Pair of ritual staffs “edan oshugbo” with the object ID 3038174 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 331.
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Comparing literature
Dobbelmann, Th.A.H.M., Der Ogboni-Geheimbund, Berg en Dal 1976, ill. 9 ff.