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Wrist pendant for the "eshu" cult, Nigeria, Yoruba, Size: H: 8,3 cm (H: 3.3 inch), ID: 3047683
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Lot 106
96th Auction

Wrist pendant for the "eshu" cult ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3047683

sold EUR 250
Provenance
Antonie (Ton) Loning, Zandvoort, The Netherlands
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
Size
H: 8,3 cm
H: 3.3 inch

Description

wood, black paint,
Devotees of “eshu” have figures like this attached to their wrists with leather thongs while dancing and during processions.

The object Wrist pendant for the “eshu” cult with the object ID 3047683 was last part of the auction 96th Auction at April 24, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 106 achieved a sales price of EUR 250.

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