Esu/Elegba Dance Staff
Artist: Unknown (Oyo, Yoruba, 20th century)
Date: 20th Century
Dimensions:
with mount: 27 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 4 in. (69.9 × 22.2 × 10.2 cm)
Medium: wood, conch shells, leather
Place of Origin: Yoruba, West Africa
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Kenneth I. Freedman on behalf of estate of Steven B. Weiss
Object number: 2023.352
DescriptionKneeling male and female pair of carved wood sculptures with overall dark patina. Threaded Cowrie shells on leather straps hang from the base of the sculptural figure.
Not on view