Protector of the Crops

Original Title: Guardian of the plantain
Devised Title: Protector of the Crops
Date: 1870--1920
Creator: Lobi Artisans See all items with this value
Contributor: Nana Araba Apt
Description: Entrusted to FAMU based on the university's study in agriculture, the Protector of the crops is a spirit deity carved and placed on a farmer's land in Africa as a threat to anyone attempting to trespass. This spirit holds a coiled serpent while protecting a plantain between its feet.
Primary Subject: 1800-1899 See all items with this value; 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Agriculture See all items with this value; Spirituality See all items with this value; Religion See all items with this value
Location: Tallahassee; Leon County; Florida; United States of America
Type: Sculpture
Medium: Wood
Additional Techniques: Sculpting
Measurements: L:49cm x W:33cm
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: AR_0001_03_0003
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.FAMU.0001
Rights: All rights reserved. The use of any part of these objects and photographs transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of MEBA is an infringement of the copyright law.
Contributing Institution: Florida A&M University
Collection: Nana Apt Field Spirits Collection and Marian Sylvia Horowitz Collection See all items with this value
Language: English