Symbol of the Yoruba god Shango in the form of iron bar zig-zagged to represent lightning

Made:
1890-1920 in Nigeria
maker:
Yoruba people
Symbol of the Yoruba god Shango in the form of iron bar Symbol of the Yoruba god Shango in the form of iron bar

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Symbol of the Yoruba god Shango in the form of iron bar
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Symbol of the Yoruba god Shango in the form of iron bar
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Symbol of the Yoruba god Shango in the form of iron bar zig-zagged to represent lightning, Yoruba, Nigerian, 1890-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651677
Materials:
iron
type:
amulet
credit:
Glendining