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[[File:Yorùbá Dance Wand (19th or 20th Century).jpg|thumb|A Yorùbá (Igbomina subgroup) dance wand (Oshé Ṣango), late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, pigment, 19 1/2 x 7 x 3 1/4 in. (49.5 x 17.8 x 8.3 cm). ( Photo: Brooklyn Museum)[{{cite web |url=https://www.gilderlehrman.org/ap-african-american-studies/unit-1/west-africa/yoruba-dance-wand-19th-20th-century|title=Yoruba Dance Wand (19th or 20th century)|website=Gilder Lehrman|access-date=2026-02-08}}]]] |
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[[File:Yorùbá Dance Wand (19th or 20th Century).jpg|thumb|A Yorùbá ([[Igbomina]] subgroup) dance wand (Oshé Ṣango), late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, pigment, 19 1/2 x 7 x 3 1/4 in. (49.5 x 17.8 x 8.3 cm). ( Photo: Brooklyn Museum)[{{cite web |url=https://www.gilderlehrman.org/ap-african-american-studies/unit-1/west-africa/yoruba-dance-wand-19th-20th-century|title=Yoruba Dance Wand (19th or 20th century)|website=Gilder Lehrman|access-date=2026-02-08}}]]] |
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According to traditional stories of the [[Yoruba people]], the Oshé was made by the deity [[Ṣango]] from the wood of the [[Ayan (tree)|Ayan tree]]. When he was the [[Alaafin of Oyo]], he wielded the Oshé as a weapon in battle.[{{cite web |url=https://www.afrahouse.com/blogs/articles/ose-sango|title=Ose Sango: Unveiling the Mystical Dance Wand Tradition and Its Historical Roots in Yoruba Culture|website=Afrahouse|access-date=2026-02-08}}][{{cite web |url=https://www.galerie-art-africain.com/art-africain/Statuettes/Oshe-Sango-Yoruba/9092#|title=Oshé Ṣango Yoruba|website=Galerie Art Africain|access-date=2026-02-08}}] Ṣango eventually committed suicide{{efn|In some versions of the story, Ṣango didn't commit suicide but rather ascended to the heavens and became a deity.}} by hanging from an Ayan tree.[{{cite web |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/356377690_Artistic_and_Contextual_Analyses_of_Emblematic_Appurtenance_of_Yoruba_Mythological_god_of_Thunder_Ose-Sango|title=Artistic and Contextual Analyses of Emblematic Appurtenances of Yoruba Mythological God of Thunder "Ose-Sango"|website=ResearchGate|publisher= Ajadi Michael Olaniyi|date=2021-11-02 |access-date=2026-02-08}}] |
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According to traditional stories of the [[Yoruba people]], the Oshé was made by the deity [[Ṣango]] from the wood of the [[Ayan (tree)|Ayan tree]]. When he was the [[Alaafin of Oyo]], he wielded the Oshé as a weapon in battle.[{{cite web |url=https://www.afrahouse.com/blogs/articles/ose-sango|title=Ose Sango: Unveiling the Mystical Dance Wand Tradition and Its Historical Roots in Yoruba Culture|website=Afrahouse|access-date=2026-02-08}}][{{cite web |url=https://www.galerie-art-africain.com/art-africain/Statuettes/Oshe-Sango-Yoruba/9092#|title=Oshé Ṣango Yoruba|website=Galerie Art Africain|access-date=2026-02-08}}] Ṣango eventually committed suicide{{efn|In some versions of the story, Ṣango didn't commit suicide but rather ascended to the heavens and became a deity.}} by hanging from an Ayan tree.[{{cite web |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/356377690_Artistic_and_Contextual_Analyses_of_Emblematic_Appurtenance_of_Yoruba_Mythological_god_of_Thunder_Ose-Sango|title=Artistic and Contextual Analyses of Emblematic Appurtenances of Yoruba Mythological God of Thunder "Ose-Sango"|website=ResearchGate|publisher= Ajadi Michael Olaniyi|date=2021-11-02 |access-date=2026-02-08}}] |
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