Wrist Pendant (Ogo Elegba)

Yorùbá

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Yorùbá. Wrist Pendant (Ogo Elegba), late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, pigment, iron, cotton thread, 4 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2in. (11.4 x 3.8 x 3.8cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Drs. James J. Strain and Gladys Witt Strain, 2001.122.8. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Yorùbá

Title

Wrist Pendant (Ogo Elegba)

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Nigeria

Medium

Wood, pigment, iron, cotton thread

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

4 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2in. (11.4 x 3.8 x 3.8cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Drs. James J. Strain and Gladys Witt Strain

Accession Number

2001.122.8

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