Staff (Oshe Shango)
Unidentified Yoruba maker
19th or 20th century
Wood with pigment
Overall: 23 3/4 × 18 5/16 × 1 15/16 in. (60.3 × 46.5 × 5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the William B. Jaffe and Evelyn A. Jaffe Hall Fund
994.26.30199
Geography
Place Made: Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa
Period
19th century
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact: Staff
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Exhibition History
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.
Images of Africa, Thorne-Sagendorph Gallery, Keene State College, Keene, New Hampshire, December 14, 1999-March 24, 2000.
Peoples and Cultures of Africa, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Anthro. 44, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 29-December 18, 1994.
Provenance
Eric Roberton African Arts, New York, New York; sold to present collection, 1994.
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