Object Number | 95-22-6 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Ivory Coast |
Section | African |
Materials | Wood | Metal |
Description | Wooden staff with a ball shaped top. Carved and incised crest; looks like a bird. Eyes are small metal disks nailed into both side of ball. Surface of ball is worn. A metal blade projects out of the front of the ball just below the crest. Wood surface is relatively smooth (nicks and abrasions) with a worn black patina. Blade is rusty and dull with bent edges. Patch of red pigment on one side of the blade. |
Length | 49.8 cm |
Width | 13 cm |
Thickness | 2 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Klaus, 1995 |
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