Small dance wand "eshu" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3043033

Description

wood, brown patina, indigo blue pigment, carved with a female kneeling figure with “eshu” plait, strings of cowrie shells, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base.
Female devotees of “eshu” used to carry staffs in shape of male/female couples around their neck. The female figures frequently depict kneeling women holding their breasts. They were identified as devotees of “eshu” in characteristic sacrificial pose.

The object Small dance wand “eshu” with the object ID 3043033 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 319 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.

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