Photo of collection object Dance staff for Èṣù (Ògò Èlẹ́gba) — Dance staff for Èṣù (Ògò Èlẹ́gba), 1800s. Wood, leather, cowrie shells, seeds, and natural fiber, 62 cm (24 7/16 in.). John L. Severance Fund, 2018.34. CC0.

Dance staff for Èṣù (Ògò Èlẹ́gba)

1800s

Maker Unknown

African Art

Dance staff for Èṣù (Ògò Èlẹ́gba), 1800s. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker. Wood, leather, cowrie shells, seeds, and natural fiber; 62 cm (24 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2018.34 If Eshu isn’t properly honored, trouble may befall the community or individual.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Sculpture
Formatted Medium: Wood, leather, cowrie shells, seeds, and natural fiber
Medium: wood, leather, cowrie, shells, seeds, natural, fiber
Dimensions: 62 cm (24 7/16 in.)
Departments: African Art
Accession Number: 2018.34
Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
Exhibitions: African art rotation, <em>Utotombo: L'Art d'Afrique noire dans les collections privées belges.</em> Société des Expositions du Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium (March 25 - June 5, 1988)
Rights Statement: CC0
Museum Location: 108C Akan & Yoruba

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