Esu Dance Staff (Ogo Elegbara), Yoruba, 19th century
A dark, finely carved staff topped by a curved crest rising above a round platform. Three standing figures are arranged on the platform: a central figure holding a long object, flanked by smaller figures on either side. The surface is smooth and dark, with a tapering shaft ending in a flat base.
- Artist
- Yoruba
- Date
- Mid–late 19th century
- Medium
- Wood
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 3265 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1900).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Anne R. Whipple and Jay Whipple in memory of Anne's son, W. Philip McNulty III