Wrist pendant "ogo elegba" for the "eshu" cult · Nigeria, Yoruba · ID: 3049118
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The NetherlandsSize
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.
Comparing literature
Witte, Hans, Ifa and Esu, Soest-Holland 1984, p. 107, pl. 72