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Yoruba People, Opa Orisha Oko Iron Staff

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Yoruba People, Opa Orisha Oko Iron Staff

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Description

Type: Religious / ceremonial object
Materials: Iron, wood
Markings & Inscriptions: Unmarked
Date: C. 1900
Maker: Yoruba People, Nigeria, Africa
Description: A staff used in an agricultural ceremony by Yoruba priests, to beseech Opa, the god of agriculture, to bestow a fertile harvest.