Ceremonial staff (Sri Lankan or Indonesian)

Made:
1801-1910 in Indonesia and Sri Lanka

Painted wooden ceremonial staff, black with gold dragon in relief winding up stafrf and forming tricorn finial, possibly Sri Lankan (Sinhalese) or Indonesian, 1801-1910

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A659069
Materials:
wood (unidentified)
Measurements:
overall: 75 mm x 1420 mm x 60 mm,
type:
ceremonial staff