Lot 31 Dα

A YORUBA STAFF FOR SHANGO
Nigeria

Oshe Shango, carved as a kneeling female figure of elongated form holding a small bowl before her, the face with eroded features, the coiffure as two plaits curving down the nape of the neck, triple scarification on the thighs, triangular amulets carved in relief on the chest and back, the forked Shango emblem above with engraved geometric ornament, strands of beads about the neck and waist, dark glossy patina with remains of camwood powder.
63 cm. high