Sold2024Unusual Yoruba Opa Osanyin Ritual Iron Altar PieceA 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 ritualSee 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
Sold2023Yoruba People, Opa Osanyin Iron Staff, NigeriaYoruba People, Opa Osanyin Iron Staff. The herbalist's staff. Nigeria. Size: 25.5"T x 13"W x 14.5"DSee 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
Sold2022African Yoruba Tribe Figural Osanyin Ritual StaffAfrican 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.See Sold Price
Sold2023A Yoruba Odo Shango Ritual AltarCarved from a single piece of very heavy and dense wood, this altar is hollowed like a mortar, the wall decorated in relief with symbols typical of "shango", such as the figure, the shamans ritual bagSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Fine Old Yoruba Herbalist Staff Opa OsanyinA very nice old forged iron staff featuring 8 avian images around a central avian image. Known locally as a Opa Osanyin staff, it is used by herbalists to enlist the aid of the god of divination, OsanSee Sold Price
Sold2024Old Yoruba Odo Shango Ritual AltarCarved from a single piece of very heavy and dense wood, this large altar is hollowed like a mortar, the wall decorated in relief with symbols typical of "shango", such as the figure, the shamans rituSee Sold Price
Sold20222 PIECES OF OPA IRONNIGERIAN YORUBA IRON STAFF & IRON SCOOP. STAND INCLUDED. 16" H & 18" H.See Sold Price
Sold201719th C. African Yoruba Iron Ceremonial StaffWest 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 birdsSee Sold Price
Sold2022Pair of Yoruba Osanyin Herbalist StaffsThis 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 altarsSee Sold Price
Sold2022OPA IRON STAFFNIGERIAN YORUBA IRON STAFF OF HERBALISTS. STAND NOT INCLUDED. MISSING SOME PIECES. 37" H THIS ITEM EXCEEDS SIZE LIMITATIONS FOR IN HOUSE SHIPPING.See Sold Price
Sold2024Lot of Three Osanyin Herbalist staff from the YorubaThis 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 avianSee Sold Price
Sold2015Unusual wrought iron 3 piece patio set with owlUnusual wrought iron 3 piece patio set with owl decorations. Includes arm chair, love seat, and table. Iron in good condition with surface rust, and chair and loveseat - need replacement wooden slatsSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Yoruba carved wood maternity altarpieceA Yoruba carved wood maternity altarpieceLate 19th/early 20th century; Nigeria, AfricaLabel affixed to the underside: Altar Piece (Yoruba) / Acquired 12.29.81The hand-carved statue of a woman and herSee Sold Price
Sold2024Circa 1880's Bradley & Hubbard Kerosene Lamp with antique reflector, Miller burner with flangeCirca 1880's Bradley & Hubbard Kerosene Lamp with antique reflector, Miller burner with flange chimney and unusual iron bracket & wall piece. H 16" projection 11.5". Found in LaCrosse Wi. Collection.See Sold Price
Sold2020Rare Naga Carved Stone Ritual AltarThis is a very rare and unusual stone altar from the Naga peoples of North eastern India. Featuring two figures with joined hands over a carved out ritual container. The entire stone is worn smooth frSee Sold Price
Sold20214pc Japanese Edo/Meiji Shrine or Alter Ornaments4pc Japanese Edo/Meiji Shrine or Alter Ornaments 2.5'' to 4''. Includes three small metal altar pieces with small pebbles and pearls within. Also a cast iron goshinbutsu pocket shrine piece. ScatteredSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Fine Old Ibeji Idol Ex Endicott CollectionA very fine and very well handled Ibeji twin fetish idol with classic elongated features and a deep well handled surface suggesting ritual use. The Yoruba peoples have an unusual Practice of carving aSee Sold Price
Sold2021Unusual Buffalo FluterThree Piece Iron for Continuous Fluting. Patent Applied For. Size 4 3/4" x 6"See Sold Price
Sold2024Rare Chemical Wagon - Cast Iron ToyBy the Harris Toy Company. Toledo, Ohio - Circa 1890's - 19" Long. This colorful toy represents an unusual piece of multi-purpose fire fighting equipment. It is outfitted with fire extinguishing chemiSee Sold Price
Sold2021Long Yoruba Beaded Staff Sheath Collected in situ 1965A 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 facesSee Sold Price
Sold20181ST CLASS 1870 IRON CROSSWITH 1940 SPRANG MADE IN ONE PIECE, A VERY UNUSUAL COMBINATION, MARKED WAGNER & SOHN 800 BERLIN - VERY GOODSee Sold Price
Sold2017Rare Japanese Edo Lacquered Iron Helmet w/ EarsEast Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 1830 to 1870 CE. A fascinating and incredibly unusual black lacquered Kabuto (helmet) - the hachi comprised of three pieces with an attached maebashi (visor) and shikSee Sold Price
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May 21Kamelot AuctionsUNUSUAL CAST IRON AND WOOD GARDEN BENCH HAVING RAISED ENDS IN THE GOTHIC STYLE C 1940.$250
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