Bâton de danse "oshe shango", env. 1850 / 60 ·  Nigéria, Yoruba, Oyo, Shaki · ID: 3049122

Description

wood, pigments, heavily encrusted sacrificial patina, missing parts, base

Masterfully executed dance staff with standing female figure.

She is richly decorated, wearing belt and necklace. The latter with two amulet pendants, of which the one hanging down on the back originally shows a face (possibly “eshu”). She is covered with a layer of thickly encrusted sacrificial patina, indicating a long use in the cult. Her hairstyle probably originally swang backwards in a curved plait. She wears a particularly massive double-axe symbol on her head.

L’objet Bâton de danse “oshe shango”, env. 1850 / 60 avec l’ID d’objet 3049122 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 99e vente aux enchères dans 12 novembre 2022. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 121 a atteint un prix de vente de 8 500 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 4 000 €.

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