Yoruba Shango Staff, Nigeria islamic fish African Arts Magazine : West

African Arts Magazine : West African Textiles (2 issues)

showing that the cult is active

and the strand remains in the same configuration as purchased in Mali

Materials: hand molded and painted terracotta

Yoruba Shango Staff, Nigeria islamic fish African Arts Magazine : WestYoruba 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