Wand (oshe Shango) / Artist Unknown, African, Shango
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.22
- Title
- Wand (oshe Shango)
- Artist Nationality
- Shango
- Medium and Support
- wood with leather
- Object Creation Place
- Africa (continent)
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Margaret H. and Albert J. Coudron
- Dimensions
- 24.8 cm x 6.2 cm x 5.5 cm (9 3/4 in. x 2 7/16 in. x 2 3/16 in.)
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Physical Description
- Carved wooden wand. A discoid grip at one end of the shaft, and a double-headed projection at the other.
- Subject Matter
- A wand used in dances and ceremonies by Shango devotees. Shango is a deified king of Oyo, assoicated with lighting, storms, fire, aggression, divination, and kingship. The wand's double projection depicts "thunderstones": neolithic stone celts thought to be the remains of lightning bolts hurled by Shango. As dance paraphenalia, the wand is a focal point for devotees; a device that facilitates the trance state dancers enter during ceremonies.
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
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- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- object genres
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- objects
- people and culture
- southern nigerian styles
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- the human body
- upper body
- west african styles
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 991 x 1479
- File Size
- 110 KB
- Record
- 2001/2.22
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"Wand (oshe Shango); Artist Unknown, African, Shango." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2001-sl-2.22/2001_2.22.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.