id:			147846
accession number:	1974.207
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1974.207
updated:		2022-01-04 16:48:09.513000

Dance Wand for Ṣàngó (osé Ṣàngó), c. 1930s. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker. Wood, glass beads, colorant, and natural fiber; overall: 38.7 cm (15 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1974.207

title:				Dance Wand for Ṣàngó (osé Ṣàngó)
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creation date:			c. 1930s
creation date earliest:		1930
creation date latest:		1939
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creditline:			Gift of Katherine C. White
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culture:	Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker
technique:	Wood, glass beads, colorant, and natural fiber
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 38.7 cm (15 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1974
	opening date:   1975-03-11T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1974</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (March 11-April 6, 1975).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 119a, repr.<br>CMA 1975: "Year in Review 1974," CMA Bulletin LXII (March, 1975), p. 98, no. 28

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wall description: 
Dancewands for the thundergod Shango celebrate the power and presence of the divinity. Renowned for his fiery temper, Shango was a powerful warrior king later identified with the thunderous roar and flashing lightning of the storm. The double-bladed stone blade, a key symbol of Shango, is shown at the top. The kneeling female is a follower of Shango. The position of Shango's symbol on the worshipper's head alludes to possession trance when god's spirit enters an individual's inner, spiritual head uniting devotee and deity. The scarification patterns on the double blade repeat on the woman's cheeks to suggest the humanity of the god and the sacredness of the devotee.
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