Staff

Object/Artifact

-

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Staff

Entry/Object ID

2001.01.13

Description

Sango staff

Use

This Staff was used by the the priests of Sango to perform rituals. the staffs were a sign of devotion and are protective in nature.

Acquisition

Accession

2001.01

Source or Donor

Thomas D. Slater

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Thomas D. Slater

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Yoruba

Notes

used by the Sango priests and priestesses

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Scepter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Regalia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

20-1/4 in

Width

6-3/4 in

Material

Wood