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231. Spike

Museum number:: 6-19620
Culture or time period:: 17th Dynasty of Egypt (ca. 1580–1550 BC)
Object class:: Spikes (object genre)
Dimensions:: width 15 millimeters and length 51 millimeters
Collector:: George Andrew Reisner
Collection place:: Kom (Northern or Southern Palace), Deir el-Ballas, Upper Egypt
Collection date:: 1900-1901

232. Spoon

Museum number:: 5-13616
Object class:: Spoons
Collector:: John Desmond Clark
Collection place:: South of Uraha, Malawi

233. Staff

Museum number:: 5-16411
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:: length 159 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

234. Staff

Museum number:: 5-15214
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 131.5 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

235. Staple

Museum number:: 5-3440
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Dimensions:: height 5.239 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1951

236. Stool (seating furniture)

Museum number:: 5-10280a-d
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Stools (seating furniture)
Function:: 3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:: a— diameter 50 centimeters, c— diameter 48 centimeters, b— length 29.5 centimeters, and d— diameter 50 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Ife, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1937

237. Sword blade

Museum number:: 5-13207
Culture or time period:: Ashanti
Function:: 3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Dimensions:: length 56.7 centimeters
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Ghana
Collection date:: 1970

238. Tweezers

Museum number:: 6-9651
Culture or time period:: 18th Dynasty of Egypt (1550–1295 BC) and 19th Dynasty of Egypt (1295–1186 BC)
Object class:: Tweezers
Dimensions:: width 13 millimeters and length 210 millimeters
Collector:: George Andrew Reisner
Collection place:: Uncertain tomb and cemetery, Deir el-Ballas, Upper Egypt
Collection date:: 1900-1901

239. Wand

Museum number:: 5-14506
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 35.5 centimeters
Collector:: Stash Kaye
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1975