Sold20203 Yoruba Shango Staffs. 20th c.A group of three Yoruba Shango staffs. Nigeria. 20th century. ++ Staff with kneeling female figure. 20 1/2" x 4" x 2". ++ Staff with maternity figure. 19 1/2" x 5 1/2" x 4 1/2". ++ Yoruba style ShangoSee Sold Price
Sold20193 Yoruba Shango Staffs. 20th c.A group of three Yoruba Shango staffs. Nigeria. 20th century. ++ Staff with kneeling female figure. 20 1/2" x 4" x 2". ++ Staff with maternity figure. 19 1/2" x 5 1/2" x 4 1/2". ++ Yoruba style ShangoSee Sold Price
Sold20162 Shango staffs.A group of 2 Shango staffs, Nigeria, Yoruba. 20th century.. In most cases the date is a 20th century attribution is an indication of stylistic origin and not a exact date of creation. Unless stated inSee Sold Price
Sold2016Yoruba Shango staff, first half 20th c.A shango staff with two heads on either side. Nigerian syle, Yoruba. 1st half 20th century. 5 1/2"l Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: "In the YoSee Sold Price
Sold2022Two Yoruba Oshe Shango Staffs, Early 20th CenturyTwo Yoruba Carved and Painted Double Sided Wood Oshe Shango Staffs, Early 20th Century. Tallest dimensions: H: 10 3/4 x W: 3 1/2 in. According to Yoruba beliefs, Shango the god of lightning, enrichesSee Sold Price
Sold20203 Nigerian Objects. 20th century.A group of three Nigerian objects. Wood. 20th century. ++ Yoruba divination board. ++ Igbo lidded container. 6 1/2" x 14" x 4". ++ Yoruba Shango staff. 21" x 5" x 1 1/2".See Sold Price
Sold20194 Nigerian Figures. 20th c.A group of four Nigerian figures. 20th century. ++ Yoruba style brass Shango staff. 12 1/4" x 4" x 2". ++ Brass bell with adorned cast Benin style heads. 7 1/2" x 3 1/8" x 3 1/4". ++ Benin style brassSee Sold Price
Sold2020Yoruba Figural Post, 20th c.A Yoruba figural post.. The figure is holding a Shango staff. Nigeria, West Africa. 20th century. Wood. 51 1/2" x 6 1/4" x 2 1/2".See Sold Price
Sold2021Yoruba Shango Staff, Early 20th CenturyYoruba (Nigeria) wood Shango staff. Mounted on custom base. Dimensions: 14".See Sold Price
Sold2022Yoruba Style Shango Staff, Nigeria, 20th C.A Yoruba Style Shango Staff. Wood, pigment. 20th century. Nigeria. 18 1/8" x 6 5/8". Condition: Abrasions, cracks.See Sold Price
Sold20202 Yoruba Ogboni Brass Staffs, Nigeria, 20th c.A group of two Yoruba Ogboni brass staffs. Nigeria, West Africa. 20th century. ++ 11 1/8" x 2 1/2" x 2". Condition: includes stand. Minimal verdigris throughout. ++ 21 1/2" x 2 1/4" x 1 1/2". ConditioSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. Wooden Yoruba Shango Staff**First Time At Auction** Africa, Nigeria, early 20th century CE. A carved wooden figural finial for a ceremonial staff honoring Shango (also known as Jakuta), a royal ancestor of the Yoruba who was tSee Sold Price
Sold2021Mid 20th C. Yoruba Wood Shango Staff w/ FiguresWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A remarkable ceremonial staff carved from wood with a double-headed axe finial supported by two seated figures boasting a rich shade of cSee Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. African Yoruba Wooden Shango StaffWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba culture, ca. early 20th century CE. An intriguing ceremonial staff known as an ose Shango depicting a stylized woman kneeling atop an integral rectangular plinth. The womaSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Yoruba Wood Ose Shango StaffWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A dark wood carving of a standing woman with an enormous rectangular crest on top of her head. A staff like this is called an OsSee Sold Price
Sold2016Yoruba Wood Ose Shango Staff, Mother and ChildAfrica, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, early 20th century CE. This is a dark wood carving of a standing woman holding her toddler on her back. The child holds tightly to her breasts; both have carved facesSee Sold Price
Sold2016Yoruba Opa Osanyin metal staff, 20th c.An Opa Osanyin metal staff. Nigeria, Yoruba. 20th century. 28 1/2"h x 12 1/2"diam. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes:"A tapper is an essential toSee Sold Price
Sold20196 Ethnographic Personals Objects. 20th c.A group of six ethnographic personal objects. 20th century. ++ Otter Skin. West Africa. 21" x 4" x 5".++ Kuba sword. 23 1/2" x 4" x 4". ++ Naga spear. 56" x 2" x 2". ++ Yoruba Opa Osanyin iron staff.See Sold Price
Sold20202 Metal Objects. 20th c.A group of two metal objects. ++ A Yoruba Diviner's Staff (Opa Osanyin). Nigeria. 20th century. Iron. 23 1/4" x 5 1/4" x 6 1/4". This staff was used by a diviner who calls on the god Osanyin to heal tSee Sold Price
Sold2019Early 20th C. Yoruba Wood Shango Staff w/ Woman**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A ceremonial staff carved from wood with an axe blade-like upper portion and the body of a woman integratSee Sold Price
Sold2015Standing maternity shango figure, 20th c.A carved wood standing Shango maternity figure. Nigeria, Yoruba, 20th century. 29 1/2"h. Provenance: Collection of Stephen R Primoff, Houston, TXSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. Yoruban Ose Sango Wooden Staff**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. early 20th century CE. A beautiful, hand-carved wooden Yoruba Ose Sango (also known as a Shango Staff or dance wand) of a traditional foSee Sold Price
Sold20194 West African Objects. 20th c.A group of four West African objects. 20th century. ++ Nigerian style brass figure. 6" x 2 1/4" x 2" (figure); 1" x 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" (base). ++ Yoruba Ogboni Society brass staves (pair). 9" x 1" x 1" (See Sold Price
Sold201820th C. Yoruba Wooden Shango w/ Blue PigmentWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A dark wood staff in the form of a human figure kneeling and holding up an elaborate bow-shaped headdress. The figure has classically YorSee Sold Price
