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Object Number 05-18-50/64716
Display Title Chief's staff
Descriptions
Inventory Description Staff, bamboo shaft with 2 nodes, basketry cover, geometric design
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Loanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms Loanda
Materials Bamboo, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 133.9 x 4.1 x 3.9 cm (52 11/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64716

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