ose schango

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Ose sango

Main historical catalogue: "'ose schango'. Dancing club; human figure standing on a rod-shaped plinth with artistic hairstyle and 2 thunderbolts on the head; a snake rests on both shoulders and is held by the hands. H.: 64.4 cm. North Yoruba"

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Yoruba
Object type
Dance club
Dimensions
Height: 65 cm
Width: 20 cm
Depth: 11 cm
Weight: 1,8 kg
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 27248

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Nigeria
    who
    Yoruba
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Purchase from Leo Frobenius 1912
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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