Herbalist's Staff, Opa Osanyin

Herbalist's Staff, Opa Osanyin

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CultureYoruba peoples
Titles
  • Herbalist's Staff, Opa Osanyin
  • Staff (opa osanyin)
Date1800–1925
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumIron
Dimensionswhole: 53 inches tall

Credit LineThe Dr. Gus K. Nicholson Collection
Object number91.1540
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Department
African Art
Object Type
ProvenanceDr. Gus K. Nicholson (1942–1989), Houston, by 1989; by inheritance to his heirs, 1989–1991; given to MFAH, 1991.
Exhibition History"Sculpture of Black Africa: The Gus Nicholson Collection," Rice Museum, Rice University, Houston, December 12, 1980–February 22, 1981.

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