
Èsù Staff (Primary Title)
dance hook (Alternate Title)
Unknown (Artist)
To send a message, Èsù sounds a flute, as he does in the carving on this staff. The second face, which represents Èsù’s dual nature and his presence in the spiritworld, appears at the tip of the arc projecting from his head. To carry this staff, a devotee would hook it over his or her shoulder, so that one face looks forward, the other back.
Spirit of the Motherland, Museum of Western Virginia, Roanoke, VA, September 1995- January 1996; Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA, January - May 1996
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