Yoruba Ogboni Edan Bronze Staff Pair, Nigeria #688

Yoruba Ogboni Edan Bronze Staff Pair, Nigeria #688 A finely cast set of ritual scepters linked by a chain, heavy oxidized surface suggests field use over time. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria. Measurements: The staffs themselves measure 10 inches tall ( 13 inches tall on professional custom display stand) Condition: Fair, weathered, strong and stable Provenance: Ex Private New Jersey collection. Headed by the Oluwo (Chief Priest), the Yoruba Ogboni (meaning 'Cult of Old Age') is a Society of Respected Elderly Men and Women responsible for the management and wellbeing of their Community through the maintenance of Law and Order - often with the power to sentence criminals to death. They are also responsible for the selection and eventual burial of the Oba ('King') of the Village and even have the power to expel the King should the Group deem him unfit to rule. The Edan Ogboni (also called Edan Osugbo among the Ijebu and Egba of Yorubaland) is used by Ogboni Cult members as a Symbol of Members