19th C. African Yoruba Iron Staff - Opa Osanyin

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

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.

West 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 b

Three 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 conditi

Herbalists 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 African

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, elongated

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

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

West 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 four

**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 spi

Africa, Benin, 19th century CE. This is a bronze rattle staff (ukhurke/ukhure) decorated with abstract animorphic faces and made to be held by its long attached iron handle. There are rings of bronze

**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. Below

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

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

19th Century. Size: 25"h Provenance: Property from the Estate of Judith Applegate, Princeton, NJ.

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

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

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.

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

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 Eh

African Yoruba Ogboni Society ceremonial sword with heavy decorated brass handle from 19th century or earlier, Nigeria. Heavy iron blade with a square section that transitions to a single edged sword

Yoruba Peoples, large Ogboni staff finial, 19th c. or earlier, Nigeria, brass and iron, staff finial depicting a female head with jewelry and scarifications on forehead, a small iron protrusion on the

**Originally Listed At $500** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful example of a four-sided iron bell, richly decorated with auspicious motifs - an anthro