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Wooden effigy walking stick
Object Number 33-28-50/113
Display Title Wooden effigy walking stick
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden effigy walking stick
Inventory Description Staff, carved wood, human figure in tophat on knobbed spiral handle
Classification
  • Staff
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bantu speaking peoples
  • Matabele?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Victoria Falls, near
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 101.3 x 4.1 x 4.4 cm (39 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-28-50/113
Credit Line Gift of Dr. J. H. Sandground, 1933

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