Pair of Esu Staffs

Sculpture

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DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

Pair of Esu Staffs

Entry/Object ID

2001.103ab

Description

on base

Artwork Details

Medium

Carved wood

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of DePaul Art Museum, gift of the May Weber Foundation

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown artist

Notes

Creation Date: 20th century

Ethnography

Notes

Yoruba, Nigeria Nigeria, Africa Yoruba

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

Yoruba (culture or style), Southern Nigerian styles, West African (general), African (general, continental cultures), deities, people in religion, people (agents), ritual objects, ceremonial objects, object genres (object classifications)

Hierarchy Name

Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), People (hierarchy name), Object Genres (hierarchy name)

Facet

Styles and Periods Facet, Agents Facet, Objects Facet

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Female Figure

Height

13 in

Width

2-1/4 in

Dimension Description

Female Base

Height

3/4 in

Width

4 in

Depth

4 in

Dimension Description

Male Figure

Height

14-1/2 in

Width

2-1/2 in

Depth

2-1/2 in

Exhibitions

Human Bodies in the Spirit World: African Sculpture from the Weber Collection
The Body and Art: African Sculpture from the Permanent Collection

Interpretative Labels

Label

Untitled Unknown on base

Label

Pair of Esu staffs, Unknown 20th century on base