YORUBA, Nigeria. Sceptre "Oshé Shango" representing a kneeling...
YORUBA, Nigeria. Sceptre "Oshé Shango" representing a kneeling woman holding her breasts. The double axe at the top is particularly elegant. To be compared with the copy reproduced on page 90 of the book "Danse avec Shango" by Xavier Richer and Hélène Joubert. Beautiful patina of use, attack of woodborers on the back of the base. Height: 31 cm - Collection Claude Nègre.
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YORUBA, Nigeria. Sceptre "Oshé Shango" representing a kneeling woman holding her breasts. The double axe at the top is particularly elegant. To be compared with the copy reproduced on page 90 of the book "Danse avec Shango" by Xavier Richer and Hélène Joubert. Beautiful patina of use, attack of woodborers on the back of the base. Height: 31 cm - Collection Claude Nègre.
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