Wrist pendant "ogo elegba" for the "eshu" cult

Nigeria, Yoruba

sold EUR 600

Provenance

Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands

Size

H: 9,5 cm

H: 3.7 inch

Description

wood, animal skin, cowries, two coins,

Worshippers of “eshu” collect coins, dancing with these small statuettes attached to their wrist by a leather thong.

Witte, Hans, Ifa and Esu, Soest-Holland 1984, p. 107, pl. 72

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