Herbalist's staff (ọ̀pá Ọ̀sanyìn)
Herbalist's staff (ọ̀pá Ọ̀sanyìn)
Herbalist's staff (ọ̀pá Ọ̀sanyìn)
Herbalist's staff (ọ̀pá Ọ̀sanyìn)

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Herbalist's staff (ọ̀pá Ọ̀sanyìn),

19th or 20th century

Yorùbá artist
2017-220

Information

Title
Herbalist's staff (ọ̀pá Ọ̀sanyìn)
Dates

19th or 20th century

Maker
Yorùbá artist
Medium
Iron
Dimensions
53.3 × 25.4 cm (21 × 10 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Deborah Stokes
Object Number
2017-220
Place Made

Africa, Nigeria, Ìbàdàn

Place Collected

Africa, Nigeria, Ìbàdàn

Culture
African, Yoruba
Type
divination objects, scepters, staffs (walking sticks)
Materials
iron
Techniques
forging (metal forming)
Subject
deities, iconography, birds

Deborah Stokes by collection in Ibadan, Nigeria, 1979; Princeton University Art Museum by gift, 2017

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