Ritual staff "edan oshugbo"
Nigeria, Yoruba
sold
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Essen, GermanyGerman Private Collection
Lempertz, Brussels, 30 March 2006, lot 115
Walter Schmidt, Würzburg/Innsbruck, Germany/Austria
Size
H: 33,5 cm
H: 13.2 inch
Description
brass, encrusted patina in some areas, mounted on sabre-shaped iron staff, seated hermaphrodite with beard and high towering headdress, bird and spoon superimposed, two pairs of crescent-shaped projections on each side, min. dam., missing parts (area of the chest), slight traces of corrosion, base
Comparing literature
Dobbelmann, Th.A.H.M., Der Ogboni-Geheimbund, Berg en Dal 1976, ill. 72Publications
AHDRC: 0103885