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...

Sculpture

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146103
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1971.29
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