Dance staff "eshu" ·  Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3034005

Description

wood, dark brown patina, habile handle, carved with a kneeling figure with beard and cantilevered “eshu”-lobe, the body concealed by long strings of cowrie shells, with seed capsules and bells inbetween, leather straps, slightly dam., on base;
the figure probably had a female counterpart to which it was attached by a long strap, and was worn around the neck by female devotees of “eshu”, with its head hanging down. When not in use, such figures were hung upside down and partly concealed behind the strings of cowrie shells hanging on the wall in an “eshu” shrine.

L’objet Dance staff “eshu” avec l’ID d’objet 3034005 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 71st tribal art auction dans 24 novembre 2012 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 305 a atteint un prix de vente de 2 800 €.

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Littérature comparée

Witte, Hans, A Closer Look, Berg en Dal 2004, p. 195