Two-headed Rattle (Ogboni Society)
date
about 1800-1959
creation place
Africa, Nigeria
medium & support
Cast bronze with assembled attachments
measurements
11 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (28.58 x 8.26 x 4.45 cm)
credit line
Gift of David T. Owsley
accession number
1997.020.003
keywords
abstract idea, acoustics, African religion, Africans, allegory, biology, ceremonial object, civilization, conduct, Corpo humano, culture, edan, figure, figurine, human being, human figure, idea, idiophone, instrument, judgment, justice, law, man, morality, nationality, non-Christian religion, occupations, race (human), religion, rite, ritual object, ritual practices, sculpture, sex, signal, society, statue, struck idiophone, supernatural, trial, tribal religion, woman
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