
4 0 c m
29cm
actual image size: 21cm x 32cm
Description
Amulet consisting of a carved wooden effigy of Eshu, made by the Yoruba people of West Africa. The body is covered in carved divination boards, clothed in a frame of cowrie shells threaded on leather.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10462215
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