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Chief's sceptre or arrow stand
Object Number 17-41-50/B1561
Display Title Chief's sceptre or arrow stand
Descriptions
Object Description Chief's sceptre or arrow stand * See conservation record for additional description *
Inventory Description Staff, carved wood, one end tri-pointed, other peg ended
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Date 1899 or earlier
Culture
  • Baluba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 61.8 x 28 x 11 cm (24 5/16 x 11 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-41-50/B1561
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. George Howe, A. C. Coolidge, and Oric Bates

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