Furniture & Works of Art - 11th October 2011

Lot 589

A Yoruba staff for Shango

Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £1700

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Description

A Yoruba staff for Shango, carved wood with blue and white pigments, with a seated male figure wearing beads, with his arm outstretched over a bird and animal, his head with an axe surmount, 11.25in (28.5cm) h, on a later stand. (2)