FOR OGBONI
Details
A PAIR OF YORUBA BRASS STAFFS
For Ogboni
Cast as male and female figures, the female holding her breasts, the male holding the hands before the torso, loops bordering the faces, linked at the top of the head by a chain, the legs bent, iron spike below
34.5cm. high (2)
For Ogboni
Cast as male and female figures, the female holding her breasts, the male holding the hands before the torso, loops bordering the faces, linked at the top of the head by a chain, the legs bent, iron spike below
34.5cm. high (2)
Literature
Traditional African Metalworks, New York, 1977, p.44, fig.44
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