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Eshu/Elegba Staff (Opa)
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAfrican Art
Artist

Eshu/Elegba Staff (Opa)

Place CreatedNigeria, Africa
CultureYoruba, Egbado/Egba, Abeokuta, Iroko Quarter
Date20th Century
MediumWood
Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett
Dimensions41 x 3 7/16 in. (104.1 x 8.8 cm)
Object number1994.004.537
Exhibition HistoryAfrican Artistry: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, April 17 - May 25, 1980
Published ReferencesHenry John Drewal, African Artistry: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture (Atlanta: The High Museum of Art, 1980), 28, number 12.
ProvenanceEx coll. William S. Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia, by 1980.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • African Art