Bifurcated iron bar

Made:
1851-1920 in Nigeria
maker:
Yoruba people
Bifurcated iron bar, symbol of Shango, representing thunderbolt

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Bifurcated iron bar, symbol of Shango, representing thunderbolt
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Bifurcated iron bar, symbol of Shango, representing thunderbolt, Yoruba, West African, 1851-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651678
Materials:
iron
type:
amulet
credit:
Glendining