Sujet
Paired brass staffs, known as edan ogboni which served as insignia for the senior men and women of the Ogboni society
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Paired brass staffs, known as edan ogboni which served as insignia for the senior men and women of the Ogboni society, In some Yoruba towns the society advised the ruler and punished offences against the Earth such as spilling blood. Nigeria. Yoruba. 19th c
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Werner Forman Archive/ Private Collection
Date
28 août 2009
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A28_256
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
20,7Mo (654,2Ko) / 19,5cm x 26,6cm / 2308 x 3142 (300dpi)