"Eshu" triple · Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3033696
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Provenance
German Private Collection (acquired between 1969-1971)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.
Littérature comparée
Eisenhofer, Stefan (Hg.), Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika, Linz 1997, p. 274, ill. III/9.2