Opa Ibiri Merin (Scepter to ward off spirits or eguns)
Mestre Didi
(Brazilian, 1917–2013)
1992
Medium/TechniqueTotem work: bound reeds, leather, beads, straw, cowry shells, string
DimensionsOverall: 121.9 × 30.5 × 10.2 cm (48 × 12 × 4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Joan and Michael Salke
Accession number2018.12
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ProvenanceJanuary 5, 1987, sold by Diego Cortez Arte Ltd. to Joan and Michael Salke, West Stockbridge, MA; 2018, gift of Joan and Michael Salke to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 21, 2018)
