Sale 207 Lot 375

NIGERIAN YORUBA PEOPLE OGBONI EDAN STAFFS. A pair of Yoruba Edan staffs from Nigeria made of metal and connected by a chain and are mounted on a black base with a tag indicating their origin and purpose. The tag reads "NIGERIA YORUBA Edans (Protection) CIRCA 1930." Edan staffs are significant ritual objects used by the Ogboni society, a powerful socio-political and religious institution among the Yoruba people. They are believed to embody the authority and power of the Ogboni, often used in ceremonies related to justice, land disputes, and ancestral veneration. The staffs typically come in pairs, representing the male and female aspects of the society's dualistic cosmology, and are seen as instruments for maintaining social and cosmic balance.
Estimate $150-250