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Object Number 29-43-50/B4757
Display Title Corkscrew wooden staff - 3 prong end
Descriptions
Inventory Description Wood staff, carved, winding, one end tripartate and with parallel grooves
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Zulu
  • Bantu speaking peoples
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, South central
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 75 x 5.6 x 2.8 cm (29 1/2 x 2 3/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 29-43-50/B4757

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