Staff

Museum number:
5-8600
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3456
Description:
Staff"; figural staff w/ man smoking pipe above, woman below, 2 birds; bronzed copper; l. not incl. protruding nail at base 55.3 cm.
Donor:
Kurt Mann and Mrs. Kurt Mann
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Yoruba
Culture or time period:
Yoruba
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bronze (metal) and Copper (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Context of use:
novelty, according to WRB. listed by dealer as "Yoruba Ogboni Metal Staff
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 55.3 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Staff, accession number 5-8600, described as Staff"; figural staff w/ man smoking pipe above, woman below, 2 birds; bronzed copper; l. not incl. protruding nail at base 55.3 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Staff, accession number 5-8600, described as Staff"; figural staff w/ man smoking pipe above, woman below, 2 birds; bronzed copper; l. not incl. protruding nail at base 55.3 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Staff, accession number 5-8600, described as Staff"; figural staff w/ man smoking pipe above, woman below, 2 birds; bronzed copper; l. not incl. protruding nail at base 55.3 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Staff, accession number 5-8600, described as Staff"; figural staff w/ man smoking pipe above, woman below, 2 birds; bronzed copper; l. not incl. protruding nail at base 55.3 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Staff, accession number 5-8600, described as Staff"; figural staff w/ man smoking pipe above, woman below, 2 birds; bronzed copper; l. not incl. protruding nail at base 55.3 cm.

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