Ritual staff "opa orere" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3033432

Description

staff of wrought iron, a stylized bird on top, funnel-shaped bells “agogo”, min. dam., minor missing parts, traces of corrosion, on base

The object Ritual staff “opa orere” with the object ID 3033432 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 323 achieved a sales price of EUR 150.

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Comparing literature

Eisenhofer, Stefan (Hg.), Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika, Linz 1997, p. 230