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Yoruba, African
Shango Wand, 20th century
wood, pigment, and nails
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Artist Yoruba, African
Title
  • Shango Wand
Date 20th century
Medium wood, pigment, and nails
Dimensions Overall: 26 3/8 × 9 15/16 × 3 5/8 inches (67 × 25.2 × 9.2 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Robert Jacobs
Accession Number 1986.71
Department Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas
On View African: Yoruba Spiritual Life, Level 1 (see map)
Provenance
Robert B. Jacobs (Birmingham, Michigan, USA);
1987-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)