Object name: Prayer stick / Donor: University Appropriation / Accession number: Acc.2078 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Prayer stick, accession number 5-4631, described as Iron prayer stick head; T-shaped. Head of stick used as a crutch while resting during long prayer services; used by Christian priests; silver and Christian religious metal work in Gondar done by Christian and Moslem Amhara; also used (with stick) to beat floor during chanting. Gondar former capital (1632-1855) and center of sliver work.