Ritual staff "opa orere"

Nigeria, Yoruba

sold EUR 150

Provenance

Eduard Hess, Oberwil, Switzerland

Size

H: 120 cm

H: 47.2 inch

Description

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

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

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