Nigerian Yoruba Staff (Opa Orisha Oko)

Type: Religious / ceremonial objectMaterials: Iron, woodMarkings & Inscriptions: UnmarkedDate: C. 1900Maker: Yoruba People, Nigeria, AfricaDescription: A staff used in an agricultural ceremony by Yoru

NIGERIAN YORUBA IRON STAFF OF HERBALISTS. STAND INCLUDED. 69" H. THIS ITEM EXCEEDS SIZE LIMITATIONS FOR IN HOUSE SHIPPING.

NIGERIAN YORUBA IRON STAFF & IRON SCOOP. STAND INCLUDED. 16" H & 18" H.

NIGERIAN YORUBA IRON STAFF OF HERBALISTS.. STAND NOT INCLUDED. STAND NOT INCLUDED. 67" H. THIS ITEM EXCEEDS SIZE LIMITATIONS FOR IN HOUSE SHIPPING.

NIGERIAN YORUBA IRON STAFF OF HERBALISTS. STAND NOT INCLUDED. 60" H. THIS ITEM EXCEEDS SIZE LIMITATIONS FOR IN HOUSE SHIPPING.

NIGERIAN YORUBA IRON STAFF OF HERBALISTS. STAND NOT INCLUDED. 58" H. THIS ITEM EXCEEDS SIZE LIMITATIONS FOR IN HOUSE SHIPPING.

NIGERIAN YORUBA IRON STAFF OF HERBALISTS. STAND NOT INCLUDED. MISSING SOME PIECES. 37" H THIS ITEM EXCEEDS SIZE LIMITATIONS FOR IN HOUSE SHIPPING.

A group of four African objects. 20th century. ++ Dogon style lidded wooden vessel with a horse head. 62" x 14" x 8". ++ Yoruba beaded sheath for Opa orisa Oko staff. 62" x 11". ++ Igbo Link female fi

Altareisen, "opa osanyin" Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Eisen. H 60 cm. B 30 cm. Provenienz: Helmut (1931-2021) und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. "opa osanyin" genannter Kultstab, welchen

Stab "opa osagnin" Yoruba, Nigeria Mit Sockel / with base Eisen. H 115 cm. Provenienz: Carlo Monzino (1931-1996), Castagnola. Im ganzen Yoruba-Gebiet sind Orakel-Befragungen eine wichtige Institution.

A 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, Osan

Nigerian Yoruba Shango Staff. African Carved Wood. Size: 19.75"T x 8.5"W x 2"D

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 t

YORUBA WOOD & POLYCHROME ORISHA OKO MASK, GELEDE SOCIETY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, H 17":Carved wood face with open hut atop, inset cowrie shell accents, decorated in shades of bright yellow, blue

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. An iron ceremonial diviner's staff with a bird finial. Birds have a special significance to the Yoruba, representing the triumph of

Old Yoruba, Nigerian, beaded dancing staffs with metal tips; 65" length

An Opa Osanyin metal staff. Nigeria, Yoruba. 20th century. 28 1/2"h x 12 1/2"diam. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes:"A tapper is an essential to

Created by a Village Blacksmith, This is a very fine old example of a Opa Osanyin or Herbalist staff from the Yoruba peoples. The Yoruba believe that To cure or protect villagers from mental and physi

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.

A group of four Nigerian figures. 20th century. ++ Yoruba style brass Shango staff. 12 1/4" x 4" x 2". ++ Brass bell with adorned cast Benin style heads. 7 1/2" x 3 1/8" x 3 1/4". ++ Benin style brass

Yoruba People, Opa Osanyin Iron Staff. The herbalist's staff. Nigeria. Size: 25.5"T x 13"W x 14.5"D

An African Nigerian Yoruba Oyo Shango or Sango (God of Thunder) scepter staff (19th Century) carved from a dense, heavy wood double sided shaft having repeating geometric pattern with carved head at t

Altareisen, "osanyin" Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Eisen. H 60 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. "opa osanyin" genannter Kultstab, welchen man auf Altären für "osany

Altareisen, "osanyin" Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Eisen. H 57 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. "opa osanyin" genannter Kultstab, welchen man auf Altären für "osany