Title staff of head of blacksmiths "iwana ogun" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3048281
sold
EUR 250
Provenance
German Private Collection, Hamburg (coll. in situ 1959-1965)Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 28 June 2014, Lot 390 (part of convolute)
French Collection
Size
H: 42 cm
H: 16.5 inch
Description
iron, copper alloy (bronze, brass), traces of corrosion
These staffs were the property of high-ranking blacksmiths and were a symbol of their status.
The object Title staff of head of blacksmiths “iwana ogun” with the object ID 3048281 was last part of the auction 97th Auction at November 6, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 265 achieved a sales price of EUR 250.
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Comparing literature
Thompson, Robert Farris, Black Gods and Kings, Los Angeles 1971, Chapter 7, No.10