id:			165198
accession number:	2007.186
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2007.186
updated:		2020-11-04 21:59:29.512000

Staff, c. 1950s
. Guinea Coast, Nigeria, Yoruba, 20th century. Iron; overall: 117 x 14 x 10 cm (46 1/16 x 5 1/2 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Arthur Olson 2007.186

title:				Staff
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creation date:			c. 1950s

creation date earliest:		1950
creation date latest:		1959
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creditline:			Gift of Arthur Olson
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culture:	Guinea Coast, Nigeria, Yoruba, 20th century
technique:	Iron
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 117 x 14 x 10 cm (46 1/16 x 5 1/2 x 3 15/16 in.)
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The bird on the top of the staff has been interpreted as a hawk by one Yoruba diviner. The hawk's power, speed, and tenacity are metaphors for the abilities of the diviner as he confronts the various forces operating in the Yoruba universe in order to guide his clients to lives of fulfillment.
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