Measurements (inches) & Weight (pounds)
Height: 25"
Width: 7"
Depth: 5"
Weight: 8 lbs

A beautiful staff featuring a kneeling female figure and bright indigo accents.

About the Shango Staff
The Shango staff usually consist of three sections--a handle, a female figure and a superstructure depicting two stone axes. Her nudity and kneeling pose suggest humility before a deity in a ritual setting. Associated with virility, masculinity, fire, lightning, stones, oyo warriors and magnetism. Shango is said to have the abilities to transform base substances into those that are pure and valuable. Shango is the Yoruba orisha (“god”) of thunder and lighting. Historically, Shango is a royal ancestor of the Yoruba as he was the third Alafin (king) of the Oyo Kingdom prior to his posthumous deification.He reigned for seven years which were marked by his continuous campaigns and many battles. However, his reign ended due his inadvertent destruction of his palace by lightning. It is believed In Yoruba mythology that Shango committed suicide by hanging himself in order to avoid humiliation from one of his powerful chiefs who ordered Shango to vacate his throne or face war.

Damage to the top. Scrapes, scuffs and cracks throughout. Please inspect photos.