Staff of "orisa oko" in beaded sheath "ewu ileke" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3037459
sold
EUR 500
Size
L: 137 cm (Stab)
124,5 cm (Futteral)
L: 53.9 inch (Stab)
49.0 inch (Futteral)
Description
forged iron staff with wooden hilt, traces of corrosion; case made from fabric, the front side embroidered with polychrome strings of glass beads forming different patterns, semicircular projections in regular intervals on either side, a quadruped and a small mug-like receptacle attached, mended in some places, seams renewed
The object Staff of “orisa oko” in beaded sheath “ewu ileke” with the object ID 3037459 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 377 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.
Here you will find more objects and interesting facts about African art.