Unusual Yoruba Opa Osanyin Ritual Iron Altar Piece

A uncommon ritual iron with scoop like platform and traditional avian images on top. Created in the Opa Osanyin tradition of herbalist staff and ceremonial wans, this example was likely used in ritual

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.

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

African 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.

Carved from a single piece of very heavy and dense wood, this altar is hollowed like a mortar, the wall decorated in relief with symbols typical of "shango", such as the figure, the shamans ritual bag

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

Carved from a single piece of very heavy and dense wood, this large altar is hollowed like a mortar, the wall decorated in relief with symbols typical of "shango", such as the figure, the shamans ritu

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

West 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 birds

This Lot contains two very old forged iron staffs from the Yoruba peoples. The Yoruba believe the power of Osanyin is vested in a wrought iron staff, called an Osanyin staff, that is placed on altars

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

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

Unusual wrought iron 3 piece patio set with owl decorations. Includes arm chair, love seat, and table. Iron in good condition with surface rust, and chair and loveseat - need replacement wooden slats

A Yoruba carved wood maternity altarpieceLate 19th/early 20th century; Nigeria, AfricaLabel affixed to the underside: Altar Piece (Yoruba) / Acquired 12.29.81The hand-carved statue of a woman and her

This is a very rare and unusual stone altar from the Naga peoples of North eastern India. Featuring two figures with joined hands over a carved out ritual container. The entire stone is worn smooth fr

4pc Japanese Edo/Meiji Shrine or Alter Ornaments 2.5'' to 4''. Includes three small metal altar pieces with small pebbles and pearls within. Also a cast iron goshinbutsu pocket shrine piece. Scattered

A very fine and very well handled Ibeji twin fetish idol with classic elongated features and a deep well handled surface suggesting ritual use. The Yoruba peoples have an unusual Practice of carving a

Three Piece Iron for Continuous Fluting. Patent Applied For. Size 4 3/4" x 6"

By the Harris Toy Company. Toledo, Ohio - Circa 1890's - 19" Long. This colorful toy represents an unusual piece of multi-purpose fire fighting equipment. It is outfitted with fire extinguishing chemi

A long and very fine double sided beaded sheath for a ritual staff, a long hollow tube like sheath that would hold a long iron staff. This rare and exquisite example features many ancestor style faces

WITH 1940 SPRANG MADE IN ONE PIECE, A VERY UNUSUAL COMBINATION, MARKED WAGNER & SOHN 800 BERLIN - VERY GOOD

East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 1830 to 1870 CE. A fascinating and incredibly unusual black lacquered Kabuto (helmet) - the hachi comprised of three pieces with an attached maebashi (visor) and shik

Unusual Lladro Porcelain Chess Set, Spain, c. 1972, 32 pieces, presented in a mahogany carrying case with iron handles, King- H.- 6 3/4 in., Dia.- 2 3/8 in. Provenance: The Estates of Dr. and Mrs. Dav