Shoulder crook (yo domolo)
c. 1935
Overall: 62.3 cm (24 1/2 in.)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.290
This crook (yo domolo) commemorates a divine theft: a protohuman called a Nommo stole embers with a similar crook, bringing fire and ironworking to earth. Using yo domolo, the Yona society (“ritual thieves”) reenacts this event following members’ deaths. Blacksmithing and fire...
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1971.29
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