 Shango 5 20" high $800 |
 Shango 7 18.5" high $1200 |
 Shango 17 14" high $600 |
 Shango 19 24" high $800 |
Shango 5 20" high $800 |
Shango 7 18.5" high $1200 |
Shango 17 14" high $600 |
Shango 19 24" high $800 |
 Shango 26 19" high $1500 |
Shango 31 19" high $1500 |
Shango 48 28" high $1200 |
 Shango 33 13" high $400 |
 Shango 34 18.5" high $1000 |
 Shango 35 21" high $800 |
Shango 39 12.5" high $400 |
YORUBA SHANGO DANCE WANDS, Nigeria
*Yoruba Shango 47was selected by the Fitchburg Art Museum and
was donated to their permanent collection.
In special festivals and processions, followers of Shango, the Yoruba god of thunder, carry dance wands, oshe shango, depicting a female devotee with Shango's symbol, the double-headed axe. Shango is thought to control the great powers of nature as one of the orisha, or gods.
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