Carved wooden staff in the form of a spear

Made:
1871-1920

Carved wooden staff in the form of a spear, chequered pattern in black on head, South African (?) 1871-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A160472
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
height 1785 mm
max: diameter 25 mm
head: width 61 mm
head: thickness 24 mm
type:
staffs

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