Stone axe head regarded by Yoruba as a symbol of Shango

Made:
1500-1700
Stone axe head regarded by Yoruba as a symbol of Shango

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Stone axe head regarded by Yoruba as a symbol of Shango
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Stone axe head regarded by Yoruba as a symbol of Shango, god of lightning and used as a protection against this, Africa, 1500-1700

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651092
Materials:
stone
type:
axe-head