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Oṣé Ṣàngó – Sceptre

Catalog Number: D023

Maker:

unknown

Dimensions:

34cm x 9cm

(centimeters)

13.5x3.5

(inches)

Religion and Denomination: Yoruba indigenous religion (Yoruba)
Country of Origin: Nigeria
Ethnographic Origin: Yoruba
Materials: pigment
Usage: N/A
Detailed Description of Significance:

“This scepter is meant to be held by a possessed priest or priestess of the god Ṣàngó.  It channels the constructive powers of the god invoking the god’s ‘female,’ rather than ‘male,’ character.”