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Two "ogo elegba" for the "eshu" cult, Nigeria, Yoruba, Size: H: 10,5 cm (H: 4.1 inch), ID: 3049976
Two "ogo elegba" for the "eshu" cult, Nigeria, Yoruba, Size: H: 10,5 cm (H: 4.1 inch), ID: 3049976 - 2/5 Two "ogo elegba" for the "eshu" cult, Nigeria, Yoruba, Size: H: 10,5 cm (H: 4.1 inch), ID: 3049976 - 3/5 Two "ogo elegba" for the "eshu" cult, Nigeria, Yoruba, Size: H: 10,5 cm (H: 4.1 inch), ID: 3049976 - 4/5 Two "ogo elegba" for the "eshu" cult, Nigeria, Yoruba, Size: H: 10,5 cm (H: 4.1 inch), ID: 3049976 - 5/5
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Lot 138
101st Auction

Two "ogo elegba" for the "eshu" cult ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3049976

sold EUR 350
Provenance
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Size
H: 10,5 cm
H: 4.1 inch

Description

wood, pigments,

a) “ogo elegba” with cuff of cowrie strands, h: 10.5 cm

b) “ogo elegba”, missing part, h: 9 cm

Worshippers of “eshu” dance with these small statues attached to their wrist by a leather thong.

The object Two “ogo elegba” for the “eshu” cult with the object ID 3049976 was last part of the auction 101st Auction at November 11, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 138 achieved a sales price of EUR 350.

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