Wand

Museum number:
5-15941
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050015941
Alternate number:
B-1975 (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.4677
Description:
beaded "messenger" wand. may be an attribute of Oya, who is represented with 9 colors. raised knobs on both ends, zigzag pattern in orange, yellow, blue (dark and light) and white, going down wand with solid area of gold beads in the center. knobs are divided into quadrants, orange and blue on one side, red and blue on the other.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Ife, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba; Ife
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
1937-1938
Materials:
Gold (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
December 15, 1995
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
diameter 2.5 centimeters and length 38 centimeters
Comment:
Photo: Halsted #120. Slide. PAHMA Storage Loc: W 2-Bascom-8
Loans:
S1967-1968 #39: Aldridge Players West (October 13, 1967–October 31, 1967)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Wand, accession number 5-15941, described as beaded "messenger" wand. may be an attribute of Oya, who is represented with 9 colors. raised knobs on both ends, zigzag pattern in orange, yellow, blue (dark and light) and white, going down wand with solid area of gold beads in the center. knobs are divided into quadrants, orange and blue on one side, red and blue on the other.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Wand, accession number 5-15941, described as beaded "messenger" wand. may be an attribute of Oya, who is represented with 9 colors. raised knobs on both ends, zigzag pattern in orange, yellow, blue (dark and light) and white, going down wand with solid area of gold beads in the center. knobs are divided into quadrants, orange and blue on one side, red and blue on the other.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Wand, accession number 5-15941, described as beaded "messenger" wand. may be an attribute of Oya, who is represented with 9 colors. raised knobs on both ends, zigzag pattern in orange, yellow, blue (dark and light) and white, going down wand with solid area of gold beads in the center. knobs are divided into quadrants, orange and blue on one side, red and blue on the other.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Wand, accession number 5-15941, described as beaded "messenger" wand. may be an attribute of Oya, who is represented with 9 colors. raised knobs on both ends, zigzag pattern in orange, yellow, blue (dark and light) and white, going down wand with solid area of gold beads in the center. knobs are divided into quadrants, orange and blue on one side, red and blue on the other.

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