Dance wand "oshe shango" - Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokutawood, pigments, baseH: 52,5 cm, H: 20,7 inchProvenance:Hermann Kühn, Munich, Germany German Private Collection (1982)Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 143Continent: AfricaSee Sold Price
SoldDance wand "oshe shango" - Nigeria, Yorubawood, colour pigments, rest. (eyelet), baseH: 30 cm, H: 11,8 inchContinent: AfricaSee Sold Price
Janus-faced dance wand "oshe shango" - Nigeria, Yoruba,wood, matt dark brown patina, partly encrusted, nearly identical facial features with prominent eyes and cheek scarifications, heart-shaped double-axe symbol, neck and tounge-shaped projections with iSee Sold Price
Dance wand "oshe shango" - Nigeria, Yorubawood, matt patina, polychrome paint, seated female figure, crowned by a double-axe symbol with ram head, rep. (breakage: wrist), cracks, traces of abrasion, base H: 34 cm, H: 13,4 inch Provenance: EmiSee Sold Price
Dance wand "oshe shango" - Nigeria, Yorubawood, remains of colour pigments, base H: 37,5 cm, H: 14,8 inch Provenance: Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Essen, Germany Roland Hartmann, St. Gallen, Switzerland Zemanek-Münster, Wurzburg, 15. November 2008See Sold Price
Massive dance wand "oshe shango" - Nigeria, Yorubaheavy wood, partly encrusted polychrome patina, crowning double axe extremely massive and expanding in form, carved with plaited band pattern, min. dam., small chips, fine cracks, slight traces of abrSee Sold Price
Dance wand "oshe shango" - Nigeria, Yorubawood, matt brown patina, remains of black paint, glass beads, double twin axe symbol on the head and in the right hand, scarification marks (face/twin axe), slightly dam., abrasion of paint, cracks, bSee Sold Price
Dance wand "oshe shango" - Nigeria, Yoruba / Abeokutawood, encrusted blackish brown patina, of characteristic form: kneeling female figure with double axe symbol, min. dam., small missing parts, traces of abrasion, metal plate H: 38,5 cm, H: 15,2 inch PSee Sold Price
SoldDance wand "oshe shango" - Nigeria, Yorubawood, brown patina, female figure with double axe symbol, rep. (breakage double axe), min. dam., slight traces of abrasion H: 47 cm, H: 18,5 inch Provenance: Old British Collection (1960s) German PrivSee Sold Price
Dance wand "oshe shango" - Nigeria, Yorubawood, remains of polychrome paint, in form of a kneeling female figure, surmounted by a stylized double axe symbol, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion H: 41,5 cm, H: 16,See Sold Price
Dance wand "oshe shango" - Nigeria, Yorubawood , brown patina, metal ring, kneeling female figure surmounted by double axe symbol, metal tags pupils, string of coconut discs around the hips, min. dam., missing parts through insect caused damaSee Sold Price
Dance wand "oshe shango" - Nigeria, Yorubawood, colour remains, coconut discs, H: 56 cm, H: 22,0 inch Provenance: Roland Hartmann, St. Gallen, Switzerland Zemanek-Münster, Wurzburg, 14 March 2009, lot 261 Koller, Zurich, 20 June 2011, lot 20See Sold Price
Dance wand "oshe shango" - Nigeria, Yorubawood, slightly encrusted brown patina, remains of pigments, carved with two kneeling female figures with scarification marks on the face, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base H: 45 cm, H: 17,7 iSee Sold Price
Dance wand "oshe shango" - Nigeria, Yoruba / Ilawood, partly shiny dark brown patina, in shape of a standing female figure, carved neck ornament and apron, holding two items, crowned by double axe symbol, min. dam., small missing parts through inseSee Sold Price
Dance wand "oshe shango" - Nigeria, Yorubawood, slightly shiny brown patina, in shape of a kneeling female figure with double axe symbol, min. dam., small missing parts through insect caused damage, slight traces of abrasion, baseSee Sold Price
Unusual dance wand "oshe shango" - Nigeria, Yoruba,wood, polychrome painted, base H: 26 x 10 cm, H: 26 x 3,9 inch Provenance: Ursula Voorhuis, Sint Agathe, The Netherlands (1978) Universiteit Nijmegen, Instituut voor Kulturele Antropologie, The NetherSee Sold Price
Janus-faced dance wand "oshe shango" - Nigeria, Yoruba,wood, encrusted patina in some places, base The dance staff can be attributed to the same workshop / hand as the two "shango" staffs depicted in Drewal, dating to the late 19th / early 20th century anSee Sold Price
SoldDance wand "oshe shango" - Nigeria, Yorubawood , brown patina, metal ring, kneeling female figure surmounted by double axe symbol, metal tags pupils, string of coconut discs around the hips, min. dam., missing parts through insect caused damaSee Sold Price
Dance wand "oshe shango" - Nigeria, Yorubawood, remains of polychrome paint, min. dam., cracks, traces of abrasion H: 35 cm, H: 13,8 inch Continent: AfricaSee Sold Price
Dance wand "oshe shango" - Nigeria, Yorubawood, matt patina, remains of pigments, double axe symbol combined with sickle-shaped element, min. dam., paint rubbed off H: 45 cm, H: 17,7 inch Continent: AfricaSee Sold Price
SoldYoruba Nigeria Oshe Shango Dance WandYoruba Nigeria Oshe Shango Dance Wand- brass, held by devotee or priestess during spirit possession dances with the thunder god Shango, image features seated female with double celt, bird devouring heSee Sold Price
SoldYoruba/Nigeria Oshe Shango dance wandYoruba/Nigeria Oshe Shango dance wand- depicts a devotee of the thunder good Shango, wood and pigment, overall good condition, insect damage to figure's right breast, holes drilled (?) or bored (insecSee Sold Price
SoldYoruba/Nigeria Oshe Shango dance wandYoruba/Nigeria Oshe Shango dance wand- depicts a devotee of the thunder good Shango, wood and pigment, overall good condition, insect damage to figure's right breast, holes drilled (?) or bored (insecSee Sold Price
Yoruba Wood Shango Staff, Early 20th CenturyYoruba (Nigeria) wood Shango staff. Mounted on custom base. In special festivals and processions, followers of Shango, the Yoruba god of thunder, carry dance wands, oshe shango, depicting a female devSee Sold Price
African Yoruba, Nigeria, figural Ceremonial Staff. 50" tallSuccetti Gallery4.6(80)See Sold PriceFeb 25, 2024
African Yoruba Shango Dance Wand, Nigeria, Early-Mid 20th C.Material Culture4.6(765)See Sold PriceFeb 29, 2024
A Yoruba Oshe Shango Staff Ex Karl Zabel CollectionTRIBAL GATHERINGS4.7(290)See Sold PriceMar 02, 2024
A Fine Old Yoruba Female Sculpture Ex Fearing CollectionTRIBAL GATHERINGS4.7(290)See Sold PriceMar 02, 2024
Early 20th C. African Yoruba Wooden Female FigureArtemis Fine Arts4.8(1.4k)See Sold PriceFeb 26, 2024
20th C. African Yoruba Wood Shango Cult Figure - OrishaArtemis Fine Arts4.8(1.4k)See Sold PriceFeb 26, 2024
Early 20th C. Nigerian Yoruba Wooden Shrine FigureArtemis Fine Arts4.8(1.4k)See Sold PriceFeb 26, 2024
Nigeria, Yoruba Peoples, Polychrome Carved Headdress, Gelede Society (Igi), H 8", W 8.5", D 13"DuMouchelles4.6(825)See Sold PriceMar 14, 2024
20th C. Yoruba Wood Eshu Shrine Figure, Standing MaleArtemis Fine Arts4.8(1.4k)See Sold PriceMar 01, 2024
