Carved wooden thunder staff depicting a mother and child

Made:
1860-1910 in Nigeria
maker:
Yoruba people

Carved wooden thunder staff depicting a mother and child, oshe shango, symbol of Shango thunderbolt emblem on head of woman, holding thunderstick and rattle, kneeling on pillar, Yoruba, Nigeria, 1860-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A655907
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
overall: 378 mm x 85 mm x 76 mm, .28 kg
type:
staff
credit:
Sotheby's