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Dance wand (Ose Shango)
Dance wand (Ose Shango)

Dance wand (Ose Shango)

Object number81.17.596
Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
Dimensions21 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. (54.6 x 24.1 x 20 cm)
MediumWood, hide, and beads
Crown (Ade)
Yoruba
19th-20th century
Object number: 91.251
Staff for Esu (Ogo Elegba)
Nigerian
Object number: 81.17.592
Dan
Object number: 81.17.1731
Dan
Object number: 81.17.1732
Photo: Paul Macapia
Indonesian
Object number: 53.93
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Luba
Object number: 81.17.874
Divination bowl (Agere Ifa)
Yoruba
19th century
Object number: 81.17.617
Dance paddle (Kaidiba)
Melanesian
early 20th century
Object number: 57.158
Dance staff
Native American
ca. 1890
Object number: 96.99
Photo: Paul Macapia
Polynesian
Object number: 54.77
Initiation doll
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1500