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The Messenger God, Eshu
The Messenger God, Eshu
The Messenger God, Eshu
The Messenger God, Eshu
The Messenger God, Eshu
The Messenger God, Eshu

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Eshu, the messenger god, is represented with an ornate curved head, in the shape of a medicine bottle. Such wooden pieces would usually have had cowries hanging from them, which acted as a fly-whisk. The leather wrapped around the base of the sculpture may have contained paper with verses from the Koran.

Haslemere Educational Museum

Haslemere

Title

The Messenger God, Eshu

Date

20th C

Medium

wood, seashells & leather

Measurements

H 11 x W 5 x D 4 cm

Accession number

HE.2001.1.5

Acquisition method

gift, 2001

Work type

Sculpture

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