71357: Three Yoruba Iron Staffs, osanyin Nigeria, c. 1

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

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 t

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 Shango

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 Shango

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

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.

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 to

**Originally Listed at $100** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, early 20th century CE. A ceremonial iron staff with a tripartite top portion consisting of three cylinders of iron twisted into a spi

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

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

Yoruba People, Opa Osanyin Iron Staff. The herbalist's staff. Nigeria. Size: 25.5"T x 13"W x 14.5"D

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". Conditio

A Yoruba Style Shango Staff. Wood, pigment. 20th century. Nigeria. 18 1/8" x 6 5/8". Condition: Abrasions, cracks.

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'

Yoruba Peoples, large Ogboni staff finial, 19th c. or earlier, Nigeria, brass and iron, staff finial depicting a female head with jewelry and scarifications on forehead, a small iron protrusion on the

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

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

Type: Religious / ceremonial objectMaterials: Iron, woodMarkings & Inscriptions: UnmarkedDate: C. 1900Maker: Yoruba People, Nigeria, AfricaDescription: A staff used in an agricultural ceremony by Yoru

**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, 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

A group of 2 Yoruba divination objects. c.20th century. ++ Yoruba divination board plus one small staff Nigeria / Benin Yoruba. A) 1 1/4"h x 11 3/4"diam B) 10"l ++ Kneeling Yoruba divination bowl iker

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"

African Yoruba Tribe Figural Osanyin Ritual Staff. Patinated wrought iron staff. From the Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. Measures 23.25 inches x 10 inches x 4.5 inches.

A group of African objects. ++ A wooden equestrian figure. 20th century. 5" x 9" x 3". ++ A brass boat with three figures, Nigeria, Yoruba. 20th century. 2 1/4" x 3 3/4" x 2 1/4". ++ An iron animal tr