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Heavy iron staff
Object Number 2006.32.17
Display Title Heavy iron staff
Descriptions
Object Description Heavy iron staff with five branches with bells.
Inventory Description Staff, tapered one end, six bells attached on hooks near other end, one loose
Classification
  • Special
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dogon
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Mali
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 137 x 15 x 7 cm (53 15/16 x 5 7/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 3
Credit Line Gift of Harvard University Art Museums
Provenance
Collector Benjamin Hertzberg (6/2/1999)
Collector Lilian Hertzberg (6/2/1999)
Dealer Philippe Leloup (6/2/1999)
Dealer Helene Leloup (6/2/1999)
Donor Harvard University Art Museums (10/11/06)
Seller Helene Leloup

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