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 title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1950s creation date earliest: 1950 creation date latest: 1959 current location: creditline: Gift of Arthur Olson copyright: --- culture: Guinea Coast, Nigeria, Yoruba, 20th century technique: Iron department: African Art collection: African Art type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 117 x 14 x 10 cm (46 1/16 x 5 1/2 x 3 15/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: 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. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES