Yoruba Shango Staff, Nigeria
height 24 1/2in (62cm)
the cylindrical shaft with bipartite stylized axe head with incised geometric designs, centering a face with animalistic features, below a smaller, diminutive face; varied honey brown patina.
Provenance:
Mort Lipkin, New York
Private Collection, New Jersey
Sold for
US$ 1,037
inc. premium
Category:
Ethnographic Art
/
African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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