Dance wand

Museum number:
5-13245
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013245
Alternate number:
221 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3275
Description:
dance wand; kneeling female figure holding her breasts; elongated handle w/ zigzags in relief is below the female figure and on her head is 4-cornered ornament; round base; h. 34.5 cm.
Donor:
Mrs. Melvin S. Silverman
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
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 1976
Context of use:
used in worship of Shango, Oyo god of thunder
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 34.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Dance wand, accession number 5-13245, described as dance wand; kneeling female figure holding her breasts; elongated handle w/ zigzags in relief is below the female figure and on her head is 4-cornered ornament; round base; h. 34.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Dance wand, accession number 5-13245, described as dance wand; kneeling female figure holding her breasts; elongated handle w/ zigzags in relief is below the female figure and on her head is 4-cornered ornament; round base; h. 34.5 cm.

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