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Object Number 29-43-50/B4754
Display Title Wood scepter - square club end
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wood staff, squarish knobbed end, cylindrical shaft
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bantu speaking peoples
  • Zulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, South central
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 99.3 x 6.9 x 4 cm (39 1/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 29-43-50/B-4754; 311

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