Quality crafted Opa Egun, Baston, Ancestor Staff. High quality PVC skull is mounted on bamboo composite shaft. Approximately 56-60" in length. Skull measures 4 inches tall, 3.5 inches wide, and 5 inches long. * Sold as unconsecrated. *

Staff is in three segments for shipping/storing purposes and can be used full length or sceptor length. Non-segmented full staff may be requested prior to ordering. Keep in mind, shipping is roughly $75+ due to dimensional weight calculations by USPS. Free shipping does not apply in this instance. Please contact us for a quoate prior to ordering.

Please Note: Images are from past commissions based on customer specific requests, and are soley for visual reference only. The appearance of each individual staff is based upon your request (s).
 
Item appearance may vary from staff to staff due to availability of items throughout the season, making each one unique in it's own way.
 
ABOUT:
 
Ancestral veneration is a key component of the Ifa and Orisa tradition as well as indigenous spiritual traditions around the world. Ancestral veneration and acknowledgement is a spiritual practice and not religious as it transcends any one particular religion or ethnic group. The Yoruba tradition from SouthWestern Nigeria has an unbroken chain of practice of the ancient art of ancestral veneration and invocation.
 
Venerating one's ancestors includes anything from putting aside some food that you eat for them on a plate, setting up a small altar and placing food there for them and offering personal items or objects from their life. The opa egun is a diasporal way of honoring ancestors and consists of receiving a stick (opa or baston) which is consecrated and thereafter used to call and connect with one's ancestors. 
Instruction on how to give ancestral offerings is usually something taught by one's spiritual elder. 
 

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