Yoruba Shango Staff, Nigeria islamic fish now replaced with AAA grade

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African Arts Magazine : West African Textiles (2 issues)

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Yoruba Shango Staff, Nigeria islamic fish now replaced with AAA gradeYoruba Shango Staff, Nigeria A Yoruba Shango staff, Nigeria, a female figure posted on a columnar base, tapering, hanging breasts, a domed, stylized coiffure beneath an arrow like panel. Measurements: 42cm Condition: Fair; blackened patina, partly painted with white kaolin. This fine dance wand, or oshe, has superb patina and obvious age. Its contours have been rounded by handling, and the wood has developed a rich hue. It is carved as a supplicant