Yoruba or Wurkun Figural Staff weaving This small vessel features a

This small vessel features a cylidrical body

Such vessels were buried with their openings facing downward

As keeper of all thresholds

An absolutely gorgeous stoneware bottle featuring a globular body and a corseted neck that swells outward before tapering inward to a circular

Yoruba or Wurkun Figural Staff weaving This small vessel features aYoruba or Wurkun people, early 20th century, Nigeria, West Africa Fascinating and boldly carved fragment of a processional staff, displaying powerful presence despite its weathered condition. The form consists of a sturdy conical pillar surmounted by a female figurepossibly a priestessrendered in a strikingly abstract and highly stylized manner. The head is sharply geometric, with ears, nose, and mouth simplified into angular, almost architectural