ClassificationsAfrican Art
Shango Wand (Oshe Shango)
Place CreatedNigeria, Africa
CultureYoruba, Oyo, Erin
MediumWood
Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett
Dimensions1 3/4 x 23 13/16 x 6 9/16 in. (4.4 x 60.5 x 16.7 cm)
Object number1994.004.170
Exhibition HistoryAfrican Artistry: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, April 17 - May 25, 1980Published ReferencesHenry John Drewal, African Artistry: Technique and Aesthetics in Yoruba Sculpture (Atlanta: High Museum of Art, 1980), 29, number 14.
ProvenanceEx coll. William Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia, by 1980.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- African Art
late 19th-early 20th Century
Bamgboye
20th Century
Ibuke School
20th Century
early 20th Century
early 20th Century