Skip to main content
Erinle Staff (ọ̀pá Erinle)
Erinle Staff (ọ̀pá Erinle)

Erinle Staff (ọ̀pá Erinle)

Dateearly 20th Century
MediumIron
Dimensions29 7/8 × 13 × 13 1/2 in. (75.9 × 33 × 34.3 cm)
ClassificationsMetal
Credit LineGift of Charlie Jones
Object number2020.5.1
On View
On view
ProvenanceCreated Nigeria, early 20th century. Dr. Stan Boehrer, 1960s; sold to Charlie Jones, Wilmington, NC, 2019; given to NCMA, 2020.
Object Rights Statement

The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) makes images of its collection available online to support research and scholarship and to inform and educate the public. Certain works of art, as well as the photographs of those works of art, may be protected by copyright, trademark, or related interests not owned by the NCMA. The responsibility for ascertaining whether any such rights exist and for obtaining all other necessary permissions remains with the applicant. To request images and/or permissions from the NCMA, please complete our online request form.

Òrìsà Okó Staff (ọ̀pá òrìsà okó)
Yorùbá artist
early 20th century
Osanyin Staff (ọ̀pá Ọ̀sanyìn)
Yorùbá artist
early 20th Century
Ceremonial Knife (mbulu or m'boutou)
Ngala artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Male Shaving Knife
Kuba artist
19th to early 20th century
Male Shaving Knife
Kuba artist
19th to early 20th century
Male Shaving Knife
Kuba artist
19th to early 20th century
Male Shaving Knife
Kuba artist
19th to early 20th century
Beaded Sheath for an Òrìsà Okó Staff
Yorùbá artist
probably early 20th century
Shango Dance Staff (osé Sàngó)
Yorùbá artist
20th century
Anklet for the Ógbóni Association (saworo)
Yorùbá artist
Late 17th century
Anklet for the Ógbóni Association (saworo)
Yorùbá artist
Late 18th century
Ceremonial Axe (kilonda)
Songye artist
early 20th century