Ritual staff "edan oshugbo" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3038182
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Theo A.H.M. Dobbelmann, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSize
H: 26,5 cm
H: 10.4 inch
Description
brass with patina, in shape of a kneeling male figure, holding an item in his left hand, face and body scarifications, small bird figure underneath, min. dam., cracks, traces of corrosion, base
The object Ritual staff “edan oshugbo” with the object ID 3038182 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 327 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.
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Publications
Dobbelmann, Th.A.H.M., Der Ogboni-Geheimbund, Berg en Dal 1976, ill. 49