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20th C. African Yoruba Wood Shango Cult Figure - Orisha

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20th C. African Yoruba Wood Shango Cult Figure - Orisha

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Description

**Originally Listed At $400**

West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden Shango cult figure depicting the deity Orisha whose power is illustrated by thunder and lightning. The larger squatting female holds her breasts with both hands while a smaller figure with an axe-shaped headdress. Size: 4.5" W x 14.625" H (11.4 cm x 37.1 cm)

Provenance: private Stillwater, Minnesota, USA collection, purchased March 2017; ex-Artemis Gallery; ex-Adeon Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, USA, acquired before 1970

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Condition

Minor abrasions, fading to pigment in scattered areas, and several stable fissures, otherwise intact and very good.

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20th C. African Yoruba Wood Shango Cult Figure - Orisha

Name: 20th C. African Yoruba Wood Shango Cult Figure - Orisha
SKU: 162013987
Price: 500 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $500 - $750

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Starting Price $250

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