YORUBA EDAN OGBONI STAFF NIGERIA copper alloy... Lot 35

YORUBA EDAN OGBONI STAFF NIGERIA copper alloy and iron, the figure shown kneeling, wearing a cap topped with a bird finial, holding his long beard in clasped hands, dual birds on the copper shaft above the remnants of an iron pin (32cm tall) Footnote: Provenance: The Balint B. Denes Collection Mr. Denes was a noted collector of classical Nigerian art, with a particular interest in the art and cult objects of the Yoruba Ogboni society. His collection was evaluated and catalogued by the noted art historian Dr Hans Witte, author of “Earth and the ancestors, Ogboni iconography” and could be found on the Yale Archive. A number of pieces from his collection now reside in the DePaul Museum, Chicago and the Fowler Museum, Los Angeles. A document containing Dr. Witte’s full evaluation of the collection will be made available to the buyer of this lot.