Stick head

Museum number:
5-4630
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Accession number:
Acc.2078
Description:
Brass prayer stick head; T-shaped.
Donor:
Frederick C. Gamst and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Gondar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Culture or time period:
Amhara
Collector:
Frederick C. Gamst
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
Head of stick used as crutch while resting during long prayer services; used by Christians 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 silver work.
Loans:
S1968-1969 #2: KQED Television (July 8, 1968–July 12, 1968)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Stick head, accession number 5-4630, described as Brass prayer stick head; T-shaped.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stick head, accession number 5-4630, described as Brass prayer stick head; T-shaped.

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