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Wrist pendant "ogo elegba" for the "eshu" cult ·  Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3049118

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.


The object Wrist pendant “ogo elegba” for the “eshu” cult with the object ID 3049118 was part of the auction 99th Auction on November 12, 2022. The object with the lot number 100 achieved a sales price of EUR 600 with an asking price of EUR 450.

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Comparing literature

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


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