Sold201620th C. African Yoruba Iron Medicine Osanyin StaffWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, early 20th century CE. A forged iron staff topped with a ring of small peacock-like birds standing around a central bird on an iron ring. The birds are stylized bSee Sold Price
Sold201719th C. African Yoruba Iron Ceremonial StaffWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba Tribe, 19th century CE or earlier. Rare Opa Osanyin herbalist's staff. Made of hand-forged iron with staff in a long spear shaped support to which a ring of applied birdsSee Sold Price
Sold20196 Ethnographic Personals Objects. 20th c.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.See Sold Price
Sold2022African Yoruba Tribe Figural Osanyin Ritual StaffAfrican Yoruba Tribe Figural Osanyin Ritual Staff. Patinated wrought iron staff. From the Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. Measures 23.25 inches x 10 inches x 4.5 inches.See Sold Price
Sold2018An Osanyin Staff.An Osanyin Staff. An iron ceremonial healing staff depicting a stylized bird surrounded by sixteen smaller birds. Yoruba people, Nigeria, West Africa 22.5" x 12" x 12"See Sold Price
Sold2024Lot of Three Osanyin Herbalist staff from the YorubaThis 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 avianSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C African Yoruba Iron Staff w/ Bird & BellsWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, early 20th century CE. A tall iron staff with two groups of long bells spaced out along it. The staff is capped by a bird finial below an upside-down group of fourSee Sold Price
Sold201720th C. African Yoruba Iron Staff with Bells**Originally Listed at $100** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, early 20th century CE. A ceremonial iron staff with a tripartite top portion consisting of three cylinders of iron twisted into a spiSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. Tall African Yoruba Iron Ceremonial Staff**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, early 20th century CE. A tall iron staff with long bells on its lower part and capped by a bird finial atop a thin round disk. BelowSee Sold Price
Sold2020Three African Yoruba Iron Ritual StaffsThree African Yoruba Iron Ritual Staffs. On stands. Provenance: ex. Eric Robertson Gallery, NYC. Sizes ranging from: 45.5'' x 8'' x 2'' (116 x 20 x 5 cm) to 51'' x 9'' x 3'' (130 x 23 x 8 cm).See Sold Price
Sold202271357: Three Yoruba Iron Staffs, osanyin Nigeria, c. 1Three Yoruba Iron Staffs, osanyin Nigeria, c. 19th century Each with long shaft supporting an assemblage of abstract birds and a central bird above. Each in very good conditiSee Sold Price
Sold2022Two Nigerian Ritual Metal ObjectsTwo Nigerian Ritual Metal Objects. African Yoruba and Ga'anda Iron Dance Staffs, Nigeria. Ex Collection Prof. Gene R. Shreve, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Size: 1) 21'' x 10'' (53 x 25 cm); 2) 15.5'See Sold Price
Sold2023Yoruba People, Opa Osanyin Iron Staff, NigeriaYoruba People, Opa Osanyin Iron Staff. The herbalist's staff. Nigeria. Size: 25.5"T x 13"W x 14.5"DSee Sold Price
Sold2023Herbalists Staff, Wrought Iron, Yoruba Peoples, Nigeria, West AfricaHerbalists staff, wrought iron, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, West Africa, likely 19th century or early 20th century.Approximate size, 26"H x 12"W, Exhibited, "Iron Clad, Fancy Free: Exhibition of AfricanSee Sold Price
Sold2019Yoruba Iron Staff with Wavy Serpent FormOld and interesting Iron staff with a wavy serpents form and twisted forms. Created by a local blacksmith, the staff has 10 separate arms and a long handle. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The staffSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. Pair of Yoruba Iron Bird StaffsWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, ca. early 20th century CE. A pair of iron bird staffs. The first is a tall iron staff with long bells on its lower part and capped by a bird finial atop a thin rouSee Sold Price
Sold2016Yoruba Ogboni Society Iron Ceremonial Staffs (pr)West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, Ogboni society, 19th century CE. A pair of iron staffs in abstract but recognizable human form. Each figure has a stylized face with long, braided hair, elongatedSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Yoruba Staff, "osanyin"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 "osanySee Sold Price
Sold2020A Yoruba Staff, "osanyin"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 "osanySee Sold Price
Sold2021A Yoruba Staff, "osanyin"Altareisen, "osanyin" Yoruba, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Eisen. H 24,5 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. "opa osanyin" genannte Kultstäbe stehen meistens auf Altären zu EhSee Sold Price
Sold2023Late 19th C. Nigerian Yoruba Iron Diviner's Bird StaffWest 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 ofSee Sold Price
Sold2024Yoruba Wrought Iron Ceremonial StaffYoruba peoples wrought iron ceremonial staff, Nigeria, West Africa. Dimensions (approx.): 32.5" high PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New YorkSee Sold Price
Sold2024Wrought Iron Yoruba StaffWrought iron staff, with bells and bird, Yoruba peoples, West Africa. Dimensions (approx.): 55.5" tall PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New YorkSee Sold Price
Sold2020AFRICAN IRONYoruba Finely Crafted Iron Medicine Staff with central bird surrounded by fourteen encircling birds, Nigeria, 17" tall, 8" diam, corroded. The central bird represents the imperturbable God of DivinatiSee Sold Price
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