YORUBA, NIGERIA (SHANGO CULT), CEREMONIAL AXE. HEIGHT

A fine old carved wooden ceremonial staff with a deep well handled surface patina and featuring a kneeling devotee with hands raised supporting the axe symbol at the top of the staff. Shango is the Yo

**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A ceremonial staff carved from wood with an axe blade-like upper portion and the body of a woman integrat

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. mid 20th century CE. A remarkable ceremonial staff carved from wood with a double-headed axe finial supported by two seated figures boasting a rich shade of c

**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A large ceremonial staff carved from wood with an upper portion shaped like a double-axe-blade, and the g

A carved wooden drum with animal hide drum head and various raised images related to the Cult of Shango among the Yoruba peoples. This is an old field used example of a ceremonial instrument played du

A beautiful carved wood Janus style hand held wand carried by a devotee of the Cult of Shango, Yoruba Peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The wand/staff has an elaborate carved design and signs of age and cerem

A finely carved wooden procession staff for the cult of Shango. Yoruba peoples Nigeria, Ora-Igbomina region, Africa. The Staff measures 15 inches tall ( 16.75 inches on display stand) Provenance: Ex D

Rare Museum Quality Antique Elaborate Beaded Yoruba Shango Priest / Diviner Ceremonial Vest / Tunic - Yoruba, Nigeria. A remarkable piece of art that was hand-made / hand-stitched, with elaborate dens

A Carved wooden female effigy of a devotee with musical shakers in her hands as well as a ceremonial pouch around her neck. The figure has erosion on one side suggesting it layed on the ground or on a

Africa, Yoruba, southwest Nigeria, ca. 1st half of 20th century CE. Wooden Shango cult figure depicting the deity Orisha whose power is imaged by thunder and lightning. Squatting female holding her pe

African Jani-form stool with male and female supports from the Luba, and a kneeling female devotee Shango Cult staff from the Yoruba of Nigeria. Carved wood. Provenance: A Private Oregon collection. S

A very fine old Shango cult staff with kneeling devotee and decorated superstructure, showing wear and erosion. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The staff measures 21 x 10 inches. provenance: Ex Ladis

A rare Yoruba peoples altar to the Shango cult, NIGERIA, Africa. An Exceptional old shrine carved from a single tree trunk, depicting ancestor faces, male and female devotees and showing plenty of age

wood, reddish brown patina, traces of black paint, indigo blue pigment, habile handle carved with janus head and crowning double axe symbol, nearly identical facial features with scarification marks o

A tall carved wooden staff " Oshe Shango" featuring the image of a kneeling devotee of Shango, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. Shango is the Yoruba god of thunder and lightning and the double-axe mot

A Lovely old carved wooden staff featuring a kneeling devotee for the cult of Shango, among the Yoruba peoples of Nigeria, Africa. . The staff measures 9.5 inches tall on simple metal base. Provenance

African Tribal Art: Yoruba People, Nigeria: Shrine Figure of a Kneeling Sango (Shango) devotee with double-axe (opa) headdress and satchel, holding an ose Sango (a wooden shaft with a double ax-head m

A Lovely old carved wooden staff featuring the image of a devotee for the cult of Shango, among the Yoruba peoples of Nigeria, Africa. . The staff measures 9.5 inches tall on simple metal base. Proven

Yoruba Shango Staff, Nigeria Wood with dark brown encrusted patina, Rickets Blue highlights Height 20in (50.8cm) Provenance Constance McCormick Fearing Collection, Santa Barbara, CA, acquired in the 1

**Originally Listed At $200** Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A carved wooden figural finial for a ceremonial staff honoring Shango (also known as Jakuta), a

This lots is for Three antique forged iron ceremonial staffs known as Osanyin which are used in ritual magic ceremonies of the Herbalist cult, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The Staffs feature avian

Two African Tribal carved wood implementsComprising an Oshe Shango stick from Yoruba, Nigeria and a hammer on wood stand from Baule, Western Guinea, Akan region.height of largest 15in (cm); width 5 1/

This is a very fine old Yoruba Maternity staff of the Oshe Shango cult. The staff is quite lovely, with a well carved female effigy of a Mother with her child, shown holding a ceremonial sash on her s

Measurements (inches) & Weight (pounds) Height: 23" Width: 7" Depth: 4" Weight: 2 lbs A beautiful shango staff featuring a kneeling figure holding an object. About the Shango Staff<