African Art at the
Ralph Proctor Gallery"Nigerian Traditional Artifacts"
Ceremonial Staff
- country: Nigeria
- people: Yoruba
- medium: wood, paint
- size: 28" x 8" x 5"
- inventory #: rpg9476
- price: $500. SOLD
Staffs like this were carried in religious ceremonies by Yoruba priests. This one represents Shango, the thunder deity, as seen in the double ax motif on top of the staff.