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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Shango Wand (Oshe Shango)
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAfrican Art
Manner of (Nigerian, ca. 1885 - 1978)

Shango Wand (Oshe Shango)

Place CreatedKwara, Nigeria, Africa
MediumWood
Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett
Dimensions26 5/16 x 10 11/16 in. (66.8 x 27.2 cm)
Object number1999.003.024
Exhibition HistoryAfrican Artistry: Technqiue and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, April 17 - May 25, 1980
Art of Nigeria from the William S. Arnett Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, October 15, 1994 - January 2, 1995
Published ReferencesHenry John Drewal, African Artistry: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture (Atlanta: High Museum of Art, 1980), 29, number 13.
ProvenanceEx coll. William S. Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia, by 1980.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • African Art