Ogun Ax (àáké or edùn Ogun) / Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria
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- Accession Number
- 2006/2.73
- Title
- Ogun Ax (àáké or edùn Ogun)
- Artist Nationality
- Nigerian
- Medium and Support
- wood, iron
- Object Creation Date
- 1925-1975
- Object Creation Place
- Africa (continent)
- Nigeria (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Nigeria (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Bert N. LaDu, Jr.
- Dimensions
- 53 cm x 6 cm x 27 cm (20 7/8 in. x 2 3/8 in. x 10 5/8 in.)
- Century
- Mid-20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Primary Object Type
- ax
- Physical Description
- Carved ax handle is comprised of a kneeling male figure with rounded knob on top of his head, into which narrow end of triangular iron ax blade is embedded.
- Subject Matter
- Ogun is god of iron and war and is dear to those whose livelihoods rely heavily on iron such as blacksmiths, sculptors, tailors, barbers, drivers as well as scarifiers and circumcision specialists. Because Ogun is embodied in sharpened edge of iron blades, those who use it are obliged to keep him satisfied in order for their tools to operate efficaciously. To honor Ogun, people occasionally spill sacrificial dog blood, snail mucous, or other appeasing substances on their tools to satisfy the needy god’s thirst.
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2400 x 3600
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2006/2.73
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"Ogun Ax (àáké or edùn Ogun); Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2006-sl-2.73/2006_2.73.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.