Shrine figure "eshu" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3047247

Name: Shrine figure "eshu"
SKU: 3047247
Price: 2400 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 2,400

Provenance

Loudmer-Poulain, Paris, 19 June 1980, Lot 126
Allan Stone, New York, USA

Size

H: 41,5 cm

H: 16.3 inch

Description

wood, black paint, indigo blue pigment, cracks, base

In Yoruba pantheon, “eshu” represents one of the most respected deities (“orisha”), who holds a wealth of functions. He is considered to be a mediator between the people and the gods and he has the power to decide on fortune and misfortune, to name but a few.

He is a trickster phenomenon able to be good and bad, trustful and mischievous; he can bestow prosperity or cause misery.

The object Shrine figure “eshu” with the object ID 3047247 was last part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction at October 24, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 194 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,400.

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