Iron staff

Made:
Nigeria
maker:
Yoruba people
Iron staff, in the form of an arrow

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Iron staff, in the form of an arrow
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Iron staff, in the form of an arrow, supposedly marbled by Shapono, the god of smallpox, Yoruba, Nigeria

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A645086
Materials:
iron
type:
staffs
credit:
Johnson, C.G.