Dance in Art

Esu Dance Staff (Ogo Elegbara)

Attributed to an unidentified Ketu master (active mid-19th century) Yoruba Nigeria Coastal West Africa

Medium:

Wood

Collection:

Arts of Africa

Source:

aic

Rights:

CC0 (Public Domain)

Esu Dance Staff (Ogo Elegbara), by Attributed to an unidentified Ketu master (active mid-19th century) Yoruba Nigeria Coastal West Africa, is a public-domain wood in the LODance gallery of dance in art. It's one of thousands of historic images tracing how dancing has been seen and celebrated across the centuries.