Pedestal for Shango Shrine

Pedestal for Shango Shrine, early 20th century

  • Yoruba, African

Wood

  • Overall (diameter): 15 1/2 × 14 inches (39.4 × 35.6 cm)

Gift of the Honorable Jack Faxon

2013.95

On View

  • African: Yoruba Spiritual Life

Department

Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas

  • Yoruba
  • Wood
  • Figures (representations)
  • Pedestal
  • Shrine

Details

Hon. Jack Faxon

2013-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Yoruba, African, Pedestal for Shango Shrine, early 20th century, wood. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Honorable Jack Faxon, 2013.95.

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