Sango dance wand ca. 1900. This wooden artefact "Oshe" has a beautiful patina and aged wonderful according to its smooth surface. The kneeling woman is a devote of Shango, the god of iron and thunder. Holding her breast is a symbol for fertility. On her head she wears the thunderbolt "edun ara" also symbolising Shango.                         The dance wand is used during the Shango festival and other ritual occasions.

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