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Staffs for Osanyin, Ogum and Xango
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Staffs for Osanyin, Ogum and Xango

Label TextXango, the thunder god, has three elements on his head as he balances flames of lightning to either side. The arms beneath refer to the ax that he carries as he hurls bolts of lightning down to earth. This staff is part of a belief system known as Candomble, a practice derived from Yoruba deities.
Object number81.17.1397.3
Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
MediumIron
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Staffs for Osanyin, Ogum and Xango
Object number: 81.17.1397.1
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Staffs for Osanyin, Ogum and Xango
Object number: 81.17.1397.2
Herbalist's staff (Opa Osanyin)
Herbalist's staff (Opa Osanyin)
Object number: 81.17.601
Photo by Tom Joyce
Staff, (Orisha Oko)
19th century
Object number: 2007.212
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Bracelet: 3 Figures with Staffs
18th century
Object number: 68.44
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Staff
Polynesian
early 19th century
Object number: 60.100
Staff
Staff
Tanzanian
20th century
Object number: 2003.104
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Staff
Sierra Leone
Object number: 2005.84
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Staff
Object number: 81.17.1269
Staff
Staff
Object number: 81.17.1270
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Staff
Object number: 81.17.186
Photo: Paul Macapia
Staff
late 19th-early 20th century
Object number: 81.17.235