Tribal Art - 8th January 2013
Lot 813
A Yoruba brass edan staff
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £450
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Description
A Yoruba brass edan staff, cast as a seated male holding a pair of rods, his head with tight curl beard and coiffure, with piercing for bells, the rectangular support with similar piercings and inventory number 299, on an iron rod, 12¾in (32.5cm) high, on a later stand. (2)
Provenance:
Ex Gamage Collection, April 1960.
Ernest Ohly, Berkeley Galleries, London.