Stone Yoruba male figure, Eshu Cult

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Collection

African Art Collection

Description

This blackened stone Yoruba male figure, used in the Eshu Cult, has traditional characteristics, with an emphasis on the penis, phallic symbolism.

Student Work

No

Culture

Yoruba

Geography

Nigeria

Medium

stone

Classification

Sculpture

Accession Number

1997.01.143

Donation Date