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Description : West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, Burkina Faso, Mossi peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A fine gathering of artifacts from two distinctive West African cultures. First is a Yoruba wooden dance wand called an Ose Shango - as it is used in dance ceremonies in the cult of Shango - with a nude woman grasping her breasts while kneeling atop an integral circular platform. Second is a Mossi fetish figure made from a tightly-bound leather panel, the rounded head of which vaguely resembling that of a human, decorated with a woven leather necklace. Size of largest (Yoruba): 1.625 W x 7.7 H (4.1 cm x 19.6 cm), 8.6 H (21.8 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: ex-private Pearson collection, Denver, Colorado, USA, ex-Arte Primitivo Gallery, New York, New York, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #143282
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About the lot N° 181
Title : Lot Of 2 Yoruba Wood Wand & Shango Leather Fetish
Condition report : Yoruba wand is fractured along base. Yoruba wand has small chips to figure, handle, and headdress, with softening to finer details, insect damage, and several stable fissures. Mossi figure has light desiccation to leather, otherwise intact and very good. Both items have light earthen deposits throughout.
Artemis Gallery, auctioneer, Louisville, CO It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Pre-Columbian | Tribal | Ethnographic
Sale date : 25 Apr 2019 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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