Ritual staffs "edan oshugbo" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3041764
sold
EUR 650
Provenance
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Essen, GermanyWalter Schmidt, Würzburg/Innsbruck, Germany/Austria
Size
H: 21,5 cm
H: 8.5 inch
Description
brass with patina, mounted on iron spike, crowned by human heads, connected by a chain, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base
The object Ritual staffs “edan oshugbo” with the object ID 3041764 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 42 achieved a sales price of EUR 650.
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Comparing literature
Dobbelmann, Th.A.H.M., Der Ogboni-Geheimbund, Berg en Dal 1976, ill. 4