Pike
50-38-4
From: Africa (uncertain) | India (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 50-38-4 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Indian (uncertain) | African (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Africa (uncertain) | India (uncertain) |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Wood | Iron | Velvet |
| Iconography | Debate over origin |
| Description | Wooden staff covered with very fine purple velvet of which the surface is almost entirely gone. Head is iron double axe below long triangular point with tubular base into which staff is inserted. Iron ferrule, head completely covered with fine engraving in straight and curvilinear lines. Used by a dervish. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. D. Moreau Barringer, 1950 |
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