One metal edan head on iron spike with chain links attached to top

Made:: 1701-1920 in Nigeria

maker:: Yoruba people

One metal edan head on iron spike with chain links attached to

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One metal edan head on iron spike with chain links attached to top, symbol of Ogboni Society, Yoruba, West Africa, 18th or 19th centuries

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Category:: Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A651670

Materials:: brass, ? material, bronze, ? material and spike, iron

type:: figurine and ceremonial staff

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