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

Artist not recorded

1860s

Artist not recorded

1885 - 1890

Late 19th C.

Collected 1961-1962

Collected 1961-1962

Collected 1961-1962

1900-1925

c. 1900

Artist not recorded

mid-20th century

circa 1950