Pair of Staffs (Edan)

Unidentified Yoruba maker

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20th century

Copper alloy (brass ?)

Overall: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection

990.53.27185

Geography

Place Made: Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa

Period

20th century

Object Name

Ceremonial Artifact: Staff

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Exhibition History

The Yoruba Ogboni Society, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, May 29-September 19, 1999.

Provenance

Harry A. Franklin, about 1950; to Valerie Franklin (daughter), 1983; given to present collection, 1990.

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