About the Artwork
Staff for Eshu Cult (God of Chance)
between 19th and 20th century
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African
Yoruba
Darkened wood, leather, and cowrie shells
Overall: 19 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 9 1/4 inches (48.9 × 8.3 × 23.5 cm)
Sculpture
African Art
Founders Society Purchase, Director's Discretionary Fund
70.623
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Provenance
(Diane Jean Pierre)
1970-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Yoruba, African, Staff for Eshu Cult (God of Chance), between 19th and 20th century, darkened wood, leather, and cowrie shells. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Director's Discretionary Fund, 70.623.
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