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364 - YORUBA NIGERIA / BENIN
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€400 - 600Sale fees
YORUBA NIGERIA / BENIN “Opa Orisha Oko” ritual scepter Mid-20th century. Length: 150 cm. An important ritual piece made of heavy wrought iron. The upper section features a flat top adorned with reliefs and metallic protrusions, surmounting an engraved quadrangular central element. The lower section ends in a long, wide, flat, lanceolate blade, finely incised with traditional geometric motifs. This prestigious emblem is associated with the cult of Orisha Oko, the Yoruba deity of agriculture, justice, and fertility. Traditionally forged by blacksmiths in the city of Irawo, this type of symbolic object was kept at the heart of the shrines. Internal ref.: 426
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AFRICAN ART: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. XAuction house
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