Two beaded staffs "oshe shango"
Nigéria, Yoruba
Vendu
350 €
Taille
L: 32 cm, resp. 42 cm
L: 12.6 inch, resp. 16.5 inch
Description
wood, fabric, polychrome miniature glass beads, janiform, with double axe symbol, leather enclosure at the bottom, slightly dam., missing part in the beaded texture of the bigger staff (double axe);
such staffs serve as altar decoration and dance regalia to honour the thundergod “Shango”.