Bâton de danse "oshe shango" · Nigéria, Yoruba, Owu, Ibadan, Amos Lafia d´Idi Aro (né vers 1892) · ID: 3049123
Vendu
300 €
Provenance
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The NetherlandsDescription
wood, insect caused damage, base
Two comparable staffs collected by Frobenius in 1912, illustrated by Krieger (Vol. I, 1978, pl. 52 & 53 b).
They show similarities with the present staff in formal structure, geometric decoration and especially in the design of the heads (physiognomy, scarification and hairstyle).
This style was associated by early research with the Ibadan artist Amos Lafia of Idi Aro (b. ca.1892).
Littérature comparée
Krieger, Kurt, Westafrikanische Plastik, Bd. I, Berlin 1978, plate 52 &53 b Drewal, Henry John, African Artistry, Atlanta 1980, p. 30