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Wood scepter - egg-shaped end
Wood scepter - egg-shaped end
Object Number 29-43-50/B4756
Display Title Wood scepter - egg-shaped end
Descriptions
Inventory Description Staff, carved wood, ovoid, pointed knob end, plain, abraded and chipped
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bantu speaking peoples
  • Zulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, South central
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 82.5 x 5.3 x 4.7 cm (32 1/2 x 2 1/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 29-43-50/B-4756

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