# Shrine Figure for Sàngó

- Date: c. 1910
- Medium: Wood, probably bluing, and organic material
- Classification: Sculpture
- Dimensions: Overall: 38.7 cm (15 1/4 in.)
- Culture: Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker
- Credit line: Gift of Katherine C. White
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.339)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1972.339/1972.339_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Sàngó is a king turned god in the Yorùbâ cosmology. One of the many òrìṣà—a god or divine spirit—that Yorùbá people can become devotees of and appeal to, Sàngó is often associated with lightning and thunder. The shape atop the female figure's head is the double-axe symbol of Sàngó. She wears a triangle-shaped amulet, waist beads, and bracelets, all signifying that she is a priestess. Standing on a base, rather than a handle, this figure was likely placed in a shrine dedicated to Sàngó.