Elegba
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Beautiful pair of eshu sculptures of the yoruba ethnic group (ogo elegba eshu yoruba)if eshu is not properly revered, problems are expected for the community or for someone in particularare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikieshu, also called elegba, a deceitful god of the yoruba of nigeria, an essentially protective and benevolent spirit that serves ifa, the main god, as a messenger between heaven and earthesu's power is often represented visually as male and female couples; this is a metaphor of their ability to transform between the two sexes, turn death into life (through childbirth) and overcome the tension between the two sexesesu is believed to be the messenger of the yoruba gods, a sacrificial bearer, guardian of the ritual way of life and often also seen as the ‘cheating god’catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethere's an interdependencematerials: light wood, fabric and plastic to tie the cowries (snail shell)if properly revered, soothsayers use esu to remove obstacles, cure diseases, and help people communicate with other godsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehere we have two figures, male and female, kneeling with scarified cheeks and small projection on the top of the head, the female holding her breasts, and the male holding a vase in each handdimensions: 56 cm in total and about 20 cm the figuresa myth shows eshu deceiving ifa with the secrets of divination; in another eshu restores ifa from his incarceration in a palm tree, which categorises him as the founder of the ifa religionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteeshu requires constant appeasement to carry out his assigned duties of transmitting sacrifices and foreseeing the future
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