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Yoruba Staff

Beaded Yoruba Staff
Located in Chicago, IL
The Yoruba people reserve the use of glass beads for royalty, priests and priestesses, as well as
Category

Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Tribal Art

Materials

Metal, Iron

Beaded Yoruba Staff
Beaded Yoruba Staff
H 78 in W 9 in D 3 in
Edan Staffs for Ogboni Society, Yoruba People People, Nigeria, 20th century
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pair of Bronze & Iron Ogboni Society staffs from the Yoruba People, Nigeria, early 20th century
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Yoruba Osanyin Staff, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To cure mental and physical ailments, Yoruba priests and diviners invoke the aid of Osanyin, the
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art

Materials

Steel, Iron

Yoruba Osanyin Staff, c. 1900
Yoruba Osanyin Staff, c. 1900
H 37 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in
Yoruba Osanyin Staff, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To cure mental and physical ailments, Yoruba priests and diviners invoke the aid of Osanyin, the
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Steel, Iron

Yoruba Osanyin Staff, c. 1900
Yoruba Osanyin Staff, c. 1900
H 24.75 in W 16 in D 15 in
Yoruba Osanyin Staff, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To cure mental and physical ailments, Yoruba priests and diviners invoke the aid of Osanyin, the
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Steel, Iron

Yoruba Osanyin Staff, c. 1900
Yoruba Osanyin Staff, c. 1900
H 24.75 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in
Yoruba Osanyin Staff, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To cure mental and physical ailments, Yoruba priests and diviners invoke the aid of Osanyin, the
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Steel, Iron

Yoruba Osanyin Staff, c. 1900
Yoruba Osanyin Staff, c. 1900
H 24 in W 8.75 in D 8.75 in
"Nigerian Yoruba Medicine Staff, " a Hand Forged Iron Staff
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Nigerian Yoruba Medicine Staff" is a hand-forged iron implement created for medical practice in
Category

20th Century Other Art Style Sculptures

Materials

Iron

"Nigeria-Yoruba Medicine Staff, " Hand Forged Iron created c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Nigerian Yoruba Medicine Staff" is a hand-forged iron implement created for medical practice in
Category

Early 1900s Sculptures

Materials

Iron

"Nigeria-Yoruba Medicine Staff, " Hand Forged Iron created c. 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Nigerian Yoruba Medicine Staff" is a hand-forged iron implement created for medical practice in
Category

20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Arike
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Yoruba kings' palaces: the carved doors, stools, wall posts, laurel of offices (crown, staff, costume
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Arike
Arike
H 48 in W 48 in D 1 in
Frail Soldier
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
grew up and particularly the overwhelming presence of art in the Yoruba kings' palaces: the carved
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Frail Soldier
Frail Soldier
H 60 in W 42 in D 1 in
Wiyaala (The Doer)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Wiyaala (Ghanaian language) means The doer. The painting is a picture of a sango staff imagined in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

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The Yoruba people, numbering over eighteen million, are one of the best known and most artistically
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Roma, IT
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Located in Chicago, IL
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H 75 in W 4 in D 4 in
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Yoruba Staff For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic yoruba staff available at 1stDibs. Each yoruba staff for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using iron, metal and steel. Your living room may not be complete without a yoruba staff — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century.

How Much is a Yoruba Staff?

Prices for a yoruba staff start at $2,000 and top out at $9,000 with the average selling for $2,480.