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Divination Figure of Eshu (Odosu)

Divination Figure of Eshu (Odosu), early 20th century

  • Yoruba, African

Wood and leather

  • Overall: 3 1/2 × 3 inches (8.9 × 7.6 cm)

Gift of Margaret H. Demant

2007.166

On View

  • African: Yoruba Spiritual Life

Department

Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas

Details

Margaret H. Demant (Huntington Woods, Michigan, USA)

2007-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Yoruba, African, Divination Figure of Eshu (Odosu), early 20th century, wood and leather. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Margaret H. Demant, 2007.166.

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