Figure

Museum number:
5-14361
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3850
Description:
figure (symbol), iron; rod w/ three pointed curving arms or branches, each with four curved hooks; h. 37.2 cm.
Donor:
Demba Thioune and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
Demba Thioune
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Wrought iron (iron alloy)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Context of use:
symbol of Osanyin, the god of medicine, set into the ground at his shrine. cost $50.00.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 37.2 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-14361, described as figure (symbol), iron; rod w/ three pointed curving arms or branches, each with four curved hooks; h. 37.2 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-14361, described as figure (symbol), iron; rod w/ three pointed curving arms or branches, each with four curved hooks; h. 37.2 cm.

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