Two beaded staffs "oshe shango" · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3037471
sold
EUR 350
Size
L: 32 cm, resp. 42 cm
L: 12.6 inch, resp. 16.5 inch
Description
wood, fabric, polychrome miniature glass beads, janiform, with double axe symbol, leather enclosure at the bottom, slightly dam., missing part in the beaded texture of the bigger staff (double axe);
such staffs serve as altar decoration and dance regalia to honour the thundergod “Shango”.
The object Two beaded staffs “oshe shango” with the object ID 3037471 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 375 achieved a sales price of EUR 350.
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