Three African Yoruba Iron Ritual Staffs

Three African Yoruba Iron Ritual Staffs. On stands. Provenance: ex. Eric Robertson Gallery, NYC. Sizes ranging from: 45.5'' x 8'' x 2'' (116 x 20 x 5 cm) to 51'' x 9'' x 3'' (130 x 23 x 8 cm).

This lots is for Three antique forged iron ceremonial staffs known as Osanyin which are used in ritual magic ceremonies of the Herbalist cult, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The Staffs feature avian

Two Nigerian Ritual Metal Objects. African Yoruba and Ga'anda Iron Dance Staffs, Nigeria. Ex Collection Prof. Gene R. Shreve, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Size: 1) 21'' x 10'' (53 x 25 cm); 2) 15.5'

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, early 20th century CE. A tall iron staff with two groups of long bells spaced out along it. The staff is capped by a bird finial below an upside-down group of four

Three Yoruba Iron Staffs, osanyin Nigeria, c. 19th century Each with long shaft supporting an assemblage of abstract birds and a central bird above. Each in very good conditi

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba Tribe, 19th century CE or earlier. Rare Opa Osanyin herbalist's staff. Made of hand-forged iron with staff in a long spear shaped support to which a ring of applied birds

**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, early 20th century CE. A tall iron staff with long bells on its lower part and capped by a bird finial atop a thin round disk. Below

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, early 20th century CE. A forged iron staff topped with a ring of small peacock-like birds standing around a central bird on an iron ring. The birds are stylized b

Group of Four African Items including three iron staffs and a Cameroon spear currency Heights: ranging from 25 to 35 inches 
 
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Herbalists staff, wrought iron, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa, likely 19th century or early 20th century.Approximate size, 26"H x 12"W, Exhibited, "Iron Clad, Fancy Free: Exhibition of African

Old and interesting Iron staff with a wavy serpents form and twisted forms. Created by a local blacksmith, the staff has 10 separate arms and a long handle. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The staff

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

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, Ogboni society, 19th century CE. A pair of iron staffs in abstract but recognizable human form. Each figure has a stylized face with long, braided hair, elongated

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. An iron ceremonial diviner's staff with a bird finial. Birds have a special significance to the Yoruba, representing the triumph of

Yoruba peoples wrought iron ceremonial staff, Nigeria, West Africa. Dimensions (approx.): 32.5" high PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

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.

Yoruba Finely Crafted Iron Medicine Staff with central bird surrounded by fourteen encircling birds, Nigeria, 17" tall, 8" diam, corroded. The central bird represents the imperturbable God of Divinati

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

A uncommon ritual iron with scoop like platform and traditional avian images on top. Created in the Opa Osanyin tradition of herbalist staff and ceremonial wans, this example was likely used in ritual

An Osanyin Staff. An iron ceremonial healing staff depicting a stylized bird surrounded by sixteen smaller birds. Yoruba people, Nigeria, West Africa 22.5" x 12" x 12"

A long and very fine double sided beaded sheath for a ritual staff, a long hollow tube like sheath that would hold a long iron staff. This rare and exquisite example features many ancestor style faces

brass, cast around iron staff, crowned by a bearded face, "ogboni" sign in shape of two opposed crescents on the forehead, incised scarification marks, small bird sculpture, patina, base; the "oshugbo

TWO AFRICAN YORUBA PEOPLE BRASS MALE/FEMALE EDAN OGBONI SOCIETY STAFF FINIALS, NIGERIAN, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, the seated pair chained to each other and cast on tapering wrought iron spikes, t

(9) African iron & copper currency and implements, Includes Yoruba copper and Chamba iron currency, a North Cameroon Fali staff top, and DRC Kuba iron implement of currency with wood pommel and metal