Quatre bâtons "opa osanyin" ·  Nigéria, Yoruba · ID: 3050986

Description

iron, corroded, each on a base, three of them on stone

a) staff with fourteen witch birds, h: 46 cm
b) staff with fourteen witch birds, h: 41.5 cm
c) staff with three witch birds, h: 45.7 cm
d) small staff with eight witch birds, h: 16 cm

The Yoruba believe that the power of “Osanyin”, the deity of herbal medicine, is manifest in such wrought-iron sticks, the so-called “opa osanyin”. They traditionally consist of a circle of sixteen witch birds round a larger bird that symbolizes “Orunmila”, the god of wisdom. “Osanyin” is a younger brother of Orunmila’s.

Priests and herbalists call on the help of “Osanyin” to combat illnesses and other misfortunes, which are usually caused by malevolent forces (witches).

L’objet Quatre bâtons “opa osanyin” avec l’ID d’objet 3050986 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères Vente aux enchères 103 dans 16 novembre 2024. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 28 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 100 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 800 €.

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