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For available staffs, please see Yourba Osanyin Staffs Page
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Osanyin 22 SOLD |
Osanyin 31 SOLD |
Osanyin 37 SOLD |
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Photographs © Hamill Gallery
YORUBA OSANYIN HEALING STAFFS ARCHIVES (ALL SOLD), Nigeria
These iron staffs, surmounted by birds and dedicated to Osanyin, deity of herbal medicine, promoted healing and discouraged witchcraft. The birds honor the powers of elderly women, who could transform themselves into birds, to gain their support in the healing. The staffs were placed in the ground next to the ailing person.
GO TO YORUBA OSANYIN PAGE (AVAILABLE)
GO TO METALWORKS EXHIBITION PAGE
