Pair of Staffs
Unidentified Yoruba maker
not dated
Bronze
Overall: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection
996.25.30309.1
Geography
Place Made: Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa
Period
19th-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
Acquired by Harry A. Franklin (1904-1983), Los Angeles, California, date unknown; bequeathed to the Harry A. Franklin Family Collection, Los Angeles, California, 1983; lent to present collection, 1996; given to present collection, 2017.
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