Staff (Oshe Shango)

Unidentified Yoruba maker

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20th century

Wood and blue pigment

Overall: 18 1/8 in. (46 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection

990.53.27172

Geography

Place Made: Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa

Period

20th century

Object Name

Ceremonial Artifact: Staff

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Course History

REL 17, AAAS 83.5, African Religions of the Americas, Elizabeth Perez, Fall 2013

Exhibition History

African Art: A Teaching Exhibition, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Anthropology 44, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 31-December 6, 1998.

Exhibited with Divine Inspiration: From Benin to Bahia, Photographs by Phyllis Galembo, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, February 17-April 21, 1996.

Provenance

Harry A. Franklin, about 1950; to Valerie Franklin (daughter), 1983; given to present collection, 1990.

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