Carved wooden staff

Carved wooden staff

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Carved wooden staff, ceremonial, in the form of a paddle, flat shield-like head, long pole, from Moliro, Congolese, 1871-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A11188
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
height 1650 mm
diameter 30 mm
width 135 mm
head: thickness 17 mm
type:
staffs