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Dance Wand for Shango Devotee

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Dark brown carved wooden ceremonial axe with a human figure seated below the blade and a cylindrical handle ending in a rounded knob
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Dance Wand for Shango Devotee
Culture
Yoruba peoples
Place Made
Africa, Nigeria
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
Length: 10 in. (25.40 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Diane R. Wedner and Ronald M. Ziskin
Accession Number
AC1993.218.1
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
African Art