Carved wooden staff

Made:
1880-1920 in Sierra Leone
Carved wooden staff, ceremonial

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Carved wooden staff, ceremonial
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Carved wooden staff, ceremonial, tapering stick surmounted by a anthromorphic figure stylized form, used by Bandu Society, Mende tribe, Sierra Leone, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A160463
Materials:
wood
type:
staffs
credit:
Sothebys