Staff

Museum number:
5-15407
Permalink:
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Description:
Swagger stick, patinated dark brown hardwood. Sculptured human head on top. 1 nail in front of the headdress. 2 rivets on top of headdress (2 missing). Copper ring on neck. Incised geometric design on 4 sides of the pentagon at grip. Length 61.5 centimeters, diameter of bottom 1.5 centimeters. From Angola, Umbundu (Murdock 48).
Collection place:
Angola
Verbatim coll. place:
Angola; Umbundu attr.
Culture or time period:
Umbundu
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Staff, accession number 5-15407, described as Swagger stick, patinated dark brown hardwood. Sculptured human head on top. 1 nail in front of the headdress. 2 rivets on top of headdress (2 missing). Copper ring on neck. Incised geometric design on 4 sides of the pentagon at grip. Length 61.5 centimeters, diameter of bottom 1.5 centimeters. From Angola, Umbundu (Murdock 48).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Staff, accession number 5-15407, described as Swagger stick, patinated dark brown hardwood. Sculptured human head on top. 1 nail in front of the headdress. 2 rivets on top of headdress (2 missing). Copper ring on neck. Incised geometric design on 4 sides of the pentagon at grip. Length 61.5 centimeters, diameter of bottom 1.5 centimeters. From Angola, Umbundu (Murdock 48).

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