Staff Sheath (ewu)

NameStaff Sheath

CultureYoruba

Datemid-20th cent.

Place madeNigeria, Africa

MediumGlass beads, hide, cotton

DimensionsOverall: 45 11/16 x 4 3/4 in. (116 x 12 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, Gift of Sandy Besser, FA.2002.49.20

Object numberFA.2002.49.20

Collections

DescriptionFace in beadwork at top, interlocking geometric forms below. Staff sheath beaded on front side only. No pouch - facing of sheath only.

Lena Lundstrom

1997

ca. 1900

20th century

Artist not recorded

1860s

Artist not recorded

1885 - 1890

1960s to 1970s

Late 19th C.

Collected 1961-1962

Collected 1961-1962

Collected 1961-1962

1900-1925

1960s-1970s