"Eshu" triple ·  Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3033696

Description

wood, fabric, leather, metal, brass bells, three “eshu” figures with the typical neck lobe, arranged side by side, wrapped in a cowrie cape with cowrie shell strings projecting from the lower rim, remains of a knotted leather band for support, slightly dam.;
worn by a female worshipper of “eshu” (compare S. Eisenhofer, 1979, p. 272). The male deity of “eshu” (or “eshu elegba”) played an important role in Yoruba religion. No sacrifice could ever be made without granting a gift to “eshu”, because he was looked upon as a mediator between the humans and the deities.

L’objet “Eshu” triple avec l’ID d’objet 3033696 a fait partie de l’enchère 71st tribal art auction en 24 novembre 2012 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 302.

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Littérature comparée

Eisenhofer, Stefan (Hg.), Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika, Linz 1997, p. 274, ill. III/9.2