Eshu sculpture
Ibarapa Region, Oyo Area
Yoruba
Nigeria
Wood and beads
H. 55,5 cm
Estimated period: 19th century
Provenance:
-Probably Vittorio Mangio, Monza, Italia, (picture in his archives)
-Helmut & Marianne Zimmer Collection, Swtizerland.
Publications:
-Abiodun (Rowland), Drewal (Henry John) and Pemberton III (John), edited by Lorenz Homberger: “Yoruba. Kunst und Ästhetik in Nigeria/Yoruba: Art and Aesthetics”, Zürich: Museum Rietberg/New York: The Center for African Art, 1991:76, cat.89.
-Chemeche, George. Eshu the Divine Trickster. Antique Collectors’ Club Ltd. Suffolk, 2013. Pag. 26-207.
Exhibitions:
Zürich, Switzerland: “Die Kunst der Yoruba. Skulpturen aus Nigeria”, Museum Rietberg, 6 Noviembre 1991-8 Marzo 1992.