Ritual staff "edan · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3040469
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Munich, GermanySize
H: 23,7 cm
H: 9.3 inch
Description
brass, dark patina, bearded kneeling figure with pierced crown-shaped coiffure, above a small round platform mounted on iron spike, rep. (breakages at the head/coiffure), traces of corrosion, acrylic base;
sometimes the “edan” are worn around the neck, like amulets, or displayed at the opening of the “oshugbo” annual festival.
Comparing literature
Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 186