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Esu/Elegba Dance Staff

Esu/Elegba Dance Staff

Artist Unknown (Oyo, Yoruba, 20th century)
Place of OriginYoruba, West Africa
Date20th Century
Dimensionswith mount: 27 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 4 in. (69.9 × 22.2 × 10.2 cm)
Mediumwood, conch shells, leather
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of Dr. Kenneth I. Freedman on behalf of estate of Steven B. Weiss
Object number
2023.352
Not on View
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.
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