YORUBA SHANGO STAFF
NIGERIA
£375
African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History
Auction: 5 May 2021 at 12:00 BST
Description
carved wood, the cylindrical shaft below a rectangular platform supporting a standing devotee, wearing a shawl tied at the waist, scarifications to the face and thunderax crest above the head, ritual patination throughout, raised on a bespoke mount, old label on the reverse reading "Nigeria. Figure. Shango - cult."
Dimensions
48.1cm tall
Footnote
Provenance:
Anthony Hepworth, United Kingdom
Private collection, United Kingdom