Bâton de danse tête janus "oshe shango"
Nigéria, Yoruba, Ibadan, Amos Lafia de Idi Aro
Vendu
500 €
Provenance
German Private CollectionTaille
H: 46 cm
H: 18.1 inch
Description
wood, encrusted patina in some places, base
The dance staff can be attributed to the same workshop / hand as the two “shango” staffs depicted in Drewal, dating to the late 19th / early 20th century and attributed to Ibadan artist Amos Lafia of Idi Aro (Drewal, 1980, Abb. 15 and 16).)