Ose sango | Photographer: Volker Linke
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Ose sango
Historical main catalogue: (Carved ceremonial axe of the god Shango.) Stylised human (female) figure with 2 thunderbolts ("ara-dung") on the head; painted red. H. 46,3 cm. North Yoruba
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Yoruba
Object type
Ceremonial axe
Dimensions
Gewicht: 0,68 kg
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 47 x 11 x 9 cm
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 47 x 11 x 9 cm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 27256
Provenance and sources
where
Nigeria [Land/Region]
who
Yoruba
Description
Purchase from Leo Frobenius 1912
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