{"product_id":"yoruba-osanyin-medical-staff-nigeria-early-20th-century","title":"Yoruba Osanyin Medical Staff, Nigeria, Early-20th Century","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"391\"\u003eA striking iron \u003cstrong data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"68\"\u003eOsanyin staff\u003c\/strong\u003e from Nigeria, mounted on a substantial timber base, its surface marked by time and ritual handling. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"848\"\u003eWithin Yoruba belief, Osanyin is the orisha associated with herbal knowledge and healing. Such staffs traditionally served as spiritual and symbolic instruments, representing the unseen forces of nature and the medicinal power held within plants and the natural world. The encircling birds are understood as messengers between earthly and spiritual realms, their watchful forms suggesting protection, knowledge and connection to forces beyond the visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"1384\"\u003eHere, the iron has weathered into a rich, deeply textured surface, its rusted patina softening the once-sharp lines into something organic and almost animated. Each bird is individually worked, their silhouettes slightly irregular, lending the whole structure a rhythmic, almost processional feel. Mounted to a heavy, timeworn timber block, the piece reads beautifully as sculpture in its own right — an object equally at home in an interior setting as a powerful sculptural presence or as part of a thoughtfully assembled collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"1538\" data-end=\"1548\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1550\" data-end=\"1840\"\u003e• Forged iron Osanyin medical staff, Nigeria\u003cbr data-start=\"1594\" data-end=\"1597\"\u003e• Mounted on a solid timber base\u003cbr data-start=\"1629\" data-end=\"1632\"\u003e• Hand-worked iron with natural aged patina\u003cbr data-start=\"1675\" data-end=\"1678\"\u003e• 20th century\u003cbr data-start=\"1692\" data-end=\"1695\"\u003e• Height: 74 cm\u003cbr data-start=\"1718\" data-end=\"1721\"\u003e• Base: 42 cm long\u003cbr data-start=\"1753\" data-end=\"1756\"\u003e• Good vintage condition with surface wear and oxidation consistent with age and use\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"12\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"12\"\u003eDelivery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"14\" data-end=\"142\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eQualifies as a medium item. UK delivery via insured courier\/FedEx at checkout; international shipping available—ask for a quote.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Disjecta Membra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55324458582350,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0791\/6201\/6078\/files\/IMG_0005_1_cd650ed6-9f9c-44e3-9cae-23674e257bc6.jpg?v=1770568348","url":"https:\/\/disjecta.co.uk\/products\/yoruba-osanyin-medical-staff-nigeria-early-20th-century","provider":"Disjecta Membra","version":"1.0","type":"link"}