Staff

Museum number:
5-16411
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
Staff embodying Oriṣa Oko, the god of the farm. Wooden handle partially encased in spiral iron bands and decorative bead bands. Attaches to an iron staff blade incised with bands and geometric designs including a cross at midpoint.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Iron (metal) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Context of use:
A staff embodying Oriṣa (Orisha) Oko, the god of the farm. A symbol of authority. It is often clothed in an sheath like 5-16412.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 159 centimeters
Comment:
Fide J. Lorand Matory (12/14/2017): "a staff embodying Oriṣa (Orisha) Oko, the god of the farm. It is often clothed in an item like 5-16412... (...a sheath for this sacred staff).
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 9 titled Staff, accession number 5-16411, described as Staff embodying Oriṣa Oko, the god of the farm. Wooden handle partially encased in spiral iron bands and decorative bead bands. Attaches to an iron staff blade incised with bands and geometric designs including a cross at midpoint.Hearst Museum object 2 of 9 titled Staff, accession number 5-16411, described as Staff embodying Oriṣa Oko, the god of the farm. Wooden handle partially encased in spiral iron bands and decorative bead bands. Attaches to an iron staff blade incised with bands and geometric designs including a cross at midpoint.Hearst Museum object 3 of 9 titled Staff, accession number 5-16411, described as Staff embodying Oriṣa Oko, the god of the farm. Wooden handle partially encased in spiral iron bands and decorative bead bands. Attaches to an iron staff blade incised with bands and geometric designs including a cross at midpoint.Hearst Museum object 4 of 9 titled Staff, accession number 5-16411, described as Staff embodying Oriṣa Oko, the god of the farm. Wooden handle partially encased in spiral iron bands and decorative bead bands. Attaches to an iron staff blade incised with bands and geometric designs including a cross at midpoint.Hearst Museum object 5 of 9 titled Staff, accession number 5-16411, described as Staff embodying Oriṣa Oko, the god of the farm. Wooden handle partially encased in spiral iron bands and decorative bead bands. Attaches to an iron staff blade incised with bands and geometric designs including a cross at midpoint.Hearst Museum object 6 of 9 titled Staff, accession number 5-16411, described as Staff embodying Oriṣa Oko, the god of the farm. Wooden handle partially encased in spiral iron bands and decorative bead bands. Attaches to an iron staff blade incised with bands and geometric designs including a cross at midpoint.Hearst Museum object 7 of 9 titled Staff, accession number 5-16411, described as Staff embodying Oriṣa Oko, the god of the farm. Wooden handle partially encased in spiral iron bands and decorative bead bands. Attaches to an iron staff blade incised with bands and geometric designs including a cross at midpoint.Hearst Museum object 8 of 9 titled Staff, accession number 5-16411, described as Staff embodying Oriṣa Oko, the god of the farm. Wooden handle partially encased in spiral iron bands and decorative bead bands. Attaches to an iron staff blade incised with bands and geometric designs including a cross at midpoint.Hearst Museum object 9 of 9 titled Staff, accession number 5-16411, described as Staff embodying Oriṣa Oko, the god of the farm. Wooden handle partially encased in spiral iron bands and decorative bead bands. Attaches to an iron staff blade incised with bands and geometric designs including a cross at midpoint.

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