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Object Number 17-41-50/B1576
Display Title Chief's scepter, female at one end, ivory ring at other
Descriptions
Inventory Description Staff, carved wood, female figurine at one end, grooved ivory ring at other end
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Dimensions Overall: 48.9 x 4.5 x 4 cm (19 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-41-50/B.1576.

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