COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
BCM_.75.36.156
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BCM_.75.36.156
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2003
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2003
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
Wooden dance wand surmounted by a kneeling woman with a child on her back and a large thunderaxe (double celt) projecting from the top of her head; the thunderaxe rises from the cap-like coiffure on a short post with the flat, double blades forming a V-shape with straight sides; the woman's face features two vertical cheek scarifications (dbajo); two rings encircle her neck; broad shoulders taper to bent arms with hands holding pendulous breasts; a wrap skirt is chiseled with V-shape rows matching the coiffure decoration; child on the woman's back with face to the right, arms around her waist and legs on her hips; the woman's knees and toes rest on a circular platform with V's cut deeply around the top rim; a round handle recessed below the pedestal slightly flares at the base and terminates in a pierced knob (broken); remains of dark surface encrustation.
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Wooden dance wand surmounted by a kneeling woman with a child on her back and a large thunderaxe (double celt) projecting from the top of her head; the thunderaxe rises from the cap-like coiffure on a short post with the flat, double blades forming a V-shape with straight sides; the woman's face features two vertical cheek scarifications (dbajo); two rings encircle her neck; broad shoulders taper to bent arms with hands holding pendulous breasts; a wrap skirt is chiseled with V-shape rows matching the coiffure decoration; child on the woman's back with face to the right, arms around her waist and legs on her hips; the woman's knees and toes rest on a circular platform with V's cut deeply around the top rim; a round handle recessed below the pedestal slightly flares at the base and terminates in a pierced knob (broken); remains of dark surface encrustation.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
African
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African
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Yoruba, Nigeria
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Yoruba, Nigeria
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Dance Wand (Oshe Shango)
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Dance Wand (Oshe Shango)
Title
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View:
Full view
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Full view
View
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Creation Date:
20th century
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20th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1900
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1900
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1975
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1975
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Wood
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Wood
Materials and Techniques
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Classification Term:
Staffs
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Staffs
Classification Term
false
Creation Place:
Nigeria, Africa
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Nigeria, Africa
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
Length: 17 7/8"; width: 3 7/8"
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Length: 17 7/8"; width: 3 7/8"
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
Brooklyn Children's Museum
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Brooklyn Children's Museum
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Brooklyn, New York, USA
Owner Location
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ID Number:
75.36.156
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75.36.156
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Herbert S. Zim, 1975
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Gift of Dr. Herbert S. Zim, 1975
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html"target="_new">http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Oshe Shango staffs/wands are carried by devotees, primarily women, of the god Shango at annual festivals and other occasions. Shango's power is displayed in thunder and lightening. Shango was the 4th King of Oyo. He misused his power and the city was destroyed by thunderstorms; Shango was exiled and later died. When Oyo continued to suffer devastation, his followers believed that it was Shango's revenge and declared him an Orisha (god). The Shango cult grew, and their dances are marked by violent and aggressive movements to the sharp beat of drums. Wands display Shango's thunderaxe and feature kneeling women as representatives of all supplicants. They often hold or lift their breasts, as in this example, as a gesture of offering and acceptance. Red and white beads and prayer rattles also represent Shango. Many of the figures are coated with red camwood powder.
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Oshe Shango staffs/wands are carried by devotees, primarily women, of the god Shango at annual festivals and other occasions. Shango's power is displayed in thunder and lightening. Shango was the 4th King of Oyo. He misused his power and the city was destroyed by thunderstorms; Shango was exiled and later died. When Oyo continued to suffer devastation, his followers believed that it was Shango's revenge and declared him an Orisha (god). The Shango cult grew, and their dances are marked by violent and aggressive movements to the sharp beat of drums. Wands display Shango's thunderaxe and feature kneeling women as representatives of all supplicants. They often hold or lift their breasts, as in this example, as a gesture of offering and acceptance. Red and white beads and prayer rattles also represent Shango. Many of the figures are coated with red camwood powder.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
BCM_.75-36-156.tif
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BCM_.75-36-156.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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