Staff
Unidentified Yoruba maker
about 1650
Bronze
Overall: 13 3/4 × 1 7/8 × 1 15/16 in. (34.9 × 4.7 × 4.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Peter H. Voulkos
2001.51.34346
Geography
Place Made: Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact: Staff
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Exhibition History
The Yoruba Ogboni Society, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, May 29-September 19, 1999.
Provenance
Galerie Walu (Rene David), Zurich, Switzerland; sold to Roger Arvid Anderson, San Francisco, July 11, 1989; given to Peter Voulkos, Oakland, California, 2001; given to present collection, 2001.
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