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