These shango pedestals have been vetted as being authentic, some with significant signs of use and age.
The pedestals below have been sold and are left here for reference and educational purposes.
For all UNSOLD pedestals: GO TO YORUBA AND AFO SHANGO PEDESTALS PAGE
 Yoruba Pedestal 2 14" high SOLD |
 Yoruba Pedestal 4 13" high SOLD |
Yoruba Pedestal 1 14" high SOLD |
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Pedestal 11 11" high SOLD* |
Yoruba Pedestal 14 14" high SOLD |
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 Yoruba Pedestal 13 12" high SOLD |
YORUBA, SHANGO PEDESTALS ARCHIVES, Nigeria
Placed on altars dedicated to Shango, the Yoruba god of
thunder, these objects that look like inverted mortars, depict
Shango or devotees of Shango along with Shango's
symbol, the double-headed axe. Shango is thought to control the great powers
of nature as one of the orisha, or gods. They are all
extremely heavy, of very dense wood, with only slight hollowing out on the
bottom. They were repositories for Shango's ashe, or spiritual
power. We have included them in our stool exhibition because of their size
and appearance; they seem appropriate as stools for a god.
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