Bâton de danse "oshe shango" · Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3028218
Rolf Miehler, München, Germany
Michael Oliver, New York, USA
Craig de Lora, New Jersey, USA
Description
wood, shiny reddish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, round handle with a flat platform on top, carved with a kneeling female figure with symmetrical arranged body, crowned by a massive double axe symbol, slightly dam. (eyelids, nose, rims of the double axe), missing parts at the base, traces of insect caused damage backside (double axe), on base;
workshop of Aribikona Okunle from Gbongan (died 1970).
A striking aspect of the “shango” cult is the reversal of gender role. Female devotees sink to the floor, like men do, but only at the Chiefs feet, while male dancers were called “women of shango” and wear female coiffures. During the ritual dance to the music of the Bata drum, the staff is vividly swayed to and fro.
L’objet Bâton de danse “oshe shango” avec l’ID d’objet 3028218 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 77th tribal art auction dans 28 juin 2014 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 381 a atteint un prix de vente de 4 000 €.
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Publications
Eisenhofer, Stefan (Hg.), Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika - Tradition und Moderne in Südnigeria, Linz 1997, p. 209, III/2.7