Ritual staff "opa osanyin" or "opa erinle" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3045091
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
René David, Zurich, SwitzerlandRoland Hartmann, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Size
H: 59 cm
H: 23.2 inch
Description
iron, 14 small birds, acrylic base
The object Ritual staff “opa osanyin” or “opa erinle” with the object ID 3045091 was last part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction at March 9, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 263 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.
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Comparing literature
Eisenhofer, Stefan (Hg.), Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika, Linz 1997, p. 226 ff.