A Yoruba Eshu multi-figure ritual staff
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Description
A Yoruba Eshu multi-figure ritual staff, 19th/20th c., Yoruba Egba Peoples, Nigeria, four dark patinated carved wood Eshu dance staffs, depicting heads in tall headdress, joined by leather sinew cord and hung with strung cowrie shells, on custom metal stand, 17"h x 8"l x 3"w (staff), 19"h (total)
Provenance: Property from the Collection of the Wright Art Trust; Jay C. Leff, Uniontown Pennsylvania; Sotheby Parke-Bernet, NYC, October 1975
Provenance: Property from the Collection of the Wright Art Trust; Jay C. Leff, Uniontown Pennsylvania; Sotheby Parke-Bernet, NYC, October 1975
Condition
Good, nice old patina, spots of light surface rubbing, scratches and small losses, dry brittle leather cord
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A Yoruba Eshu multi-figure ritual staff
Estimate $800 - $1,200
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