Object class: Carvings (visual works) / Collection place: Nigeria / Materials: Iron (metal) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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1. Dancing staff

Museum number:: 5-15217
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 71.3 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

2. Dancing staff

Museum number:: 5-15218
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 31.7 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

3. Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:: 5-14864a
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works) and Ere ibeji
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 27.4 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Oshogbo, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

4. Ere ibeji figure

Museum number:: 5-14864b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works) and Ere ibeji
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 27 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Oshogbo, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

5. Staple

Museum number:: 5-3440
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Dimensions:: height 5.239 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1951

6. Wand

Museum number:: 5-14506
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 35.5 centimeters
Collector:: Stash Kaye
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1975