Lot 214 D α

A PAIR OF YORUBA STAFFS FOR ESHU
Nigeria, probably from Oshogbo

Male and female, the female kneeling with a child on her back, her elaborate coiffure in several lobes, the standing male holding a gourd in each hand, his long coiffure falling down his back as far as his knees, the handles terminating in conical finials, dark glossy patinas.
52 cm. and 50 cm. high