Bâton rituel "edan ogboni" ·  Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3048770

Description

copper alloy (bronze, brass), base

“Edan” embodies the authority of the “ogboni” society, according to whose principles the social order within the community is regulated.

The “edan” staffs are used by cult members as a symbol of membership but they are also believed to be the god “Edan” in physical form.