Lot 59
  • 59

A Yoruba, Edan, Ogboni Society, pair of ivory divination staffs

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description

Aleokuta area, each of similar slender form, with a  frog in relief beneath the ovoid head with large eyes, cap-like coiffures and a carved loop at the crown; '707' on the base; variegated brown to creamy surface.

Provenance

Christian Duponcheel, New York and Brussels, December 28, 1977