Ceremonial staff ·  Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3039414

Description

brass, sitting male figure with beard and rich endowment, in dignified pose with the left hand resting on the breast and with the right hand holding a flywhisk, mounted on iron spike (with traces of corrosion), base;
these objects are usually interpreted as versions of the “iwana ogun”, the chief smith’s ceremonial poker

Littérature comparée

Witte, Hans, A Closer Look, Berg en Dal 2004, p. 75