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Crucifix with Wood Stand
Crucifix with Wood Stand

Crucifix with Wood Stand

Date18th century
Maker Kongo
Object number81.17.842
Provenance[Alan Brandt (1923-2002), New York]; sold to Katherine White (1929-1980), Seattle, Washington, 1972; bequeathed to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1981
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Emblems of Encounter: Europe and Africa over 500 Years, Jan. 23, 2016 - Jan. 29, 2023.
Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
Dimensions6 x 5 3/16 x 11/16 in. (15.2 x 13.2 x 1.7 cm)
MediumBrass, mounted on wooden cross
Processional Crucifix
French
ca. 1360
Object number: 64.74
Crucifix
French, probably Limoges
ca. 1200
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Japanese
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Indian
19th century
Object number: 57.155
Prayer wheel
Tibetan
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Staff for Esu (Ogo Elegba)
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Object number: 81.17.592
Dancewand for Sango
Nigerian
Object number: 81.17.593
Crown (Ade)
Yoruba
19th-20th century
Object number: 91.251
Photo: Susan Cole
Afikpo
Object number: 2005.60
Photo: Paul Macapia
Polynesian
Object number: 54.77
Initiation doll
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1500