71347: A Pair of Yoruba Eshu Staffs with Original Accou

A Pair of Yoruba Eshu Staffs with Original Accouterments Priests Nigeria Rarely does one encounter a pair like this with all the magical and representational attachments still present. Suspende

A very fine and rare old Shango staff with cowrie shell adornment and signs of field use. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The figure has an old label on the side as well as an old Sotheby's Park Bern

Measurements (inches) & Weight (pounds) Height: 17.5" on base Width: 6" Depth: 3.5" Weight: 2 lbs A gorgeous Yoruba Eshu staff featuring three detailed faces and a richly pigmented patina, attache

Carved wooden staff featuring a kneeling female devotee. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. the staff measures 10 inches tall on simple metal base.

A finely carved old wooden Eshu staff with a finely crafted figure shown holding two ritual objects. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The staff measures 11.25 inches tall on simple metal base.

A group of 3 West African objects. 20th century.++ Nigeria desiccated head fragment. Possible Bembe. Late 19th-20th century. ++ Yoruba Eshu staff with kneeling figure. Nigeria. ++ Oron wood post. Nige

A Carved wooden staff or scepter featuring a kneeling female effigy with classic form and features, well handled, smooth surface patina suggests field use over many years.Such staffs were carried by d

With extended hook from head with second face on end of hook signifying duality of Eshu deity. Male is holding a pot. 18"H

Stab-Paar der Oro-Gesellschaft, "eluku oro" Yoruba, Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Gelbguss. H 44 cm und 44,5 cm Provenienz: Galerie Walu, Zürich (1987). Thermolumineszenz-Altersbestimmung

Stab-Paar, "edan ogboni" Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Gelbguss, Eisen. H 41 und 45 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass René David (1928-2015), Zürich. Ausgestellt: Musée International du Golfe d

Stab-Paar, "edan ogboni" Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Gelbguss, Eisen. H 37 und 37,5 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass René David (1928-2015), Zürich. Ausgestellt: Musée International du Golfe

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, ca. early 20th century CE. A pair of iron bird staffs. The first is a tall iron staff with long bells on its lower part and capped by a bird finial atop a thin rou

A finely cast set of ritual scepters linked by a Chain , heavy oxidized surface suggests field use over time. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria. The staffs themselves measure 10 inches tall ( 13 inches tall on

This Lot contains two very old forged iron staffs from the Yoruba peoples. The Yoruba believe the power of Osanyin is vested in a wrought iron staff, called an Osanyin staff, that is placed on altars

Stab-Paar, "edan ogboni" Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Gelbguss, Eisen. H 27 - 27,5 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. Das Wohlergehen de

3 Stab-Paare, "edan ogboni" Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Eisen, Bronze. H 11 - 23 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. Das Wohlergehen der

A pair of Brass and iron figures attached to each other with a hand made chain. The bronze was melted over two iron spikes. Pairs of these brass figures are commissioned whenever a new member is induc

A Carved wooden parade staff featuring the image of Eshu the Trickster god and accented with indigo blue mineral pigments. The Staff measures 14.75 inches tall ( 17.25 inches tall on professional cust

A rare pair of old and authentic Eshu dance wands from the Yoruba peoples of Nigeria, West Africa. Traditional male and female pair with evidence of ritual use and obvious age and handling. The pair m

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" (

Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A fine, hand-carved wooden ceremonial staff depicting a pair of heads with almond eyes, prominent noses, full lips, scarification mark

Old Yoruba, Nigerian, beaded dancing staffs with metal tips; 65" length

West Africa, Nigeria and Benin, Yoruba peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of linked human male and female representations, cast in bronze, with loop holes connected with a brass chain

A Finely cast bronze staff with kneeling anthropomorphic figure on top wearing a ceremonial crown and holding a pair of staff. The Edan Ogboni is used by Ogboni Cult members as a Symbol of Membership