Staff
ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-staffs, scepters, & wands
Date20th Century
Collection SiteMilne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
MediumWood and pigment
Dimensions1 1/4 × 7/8 × 68 1/4 in. (3.2 × 2.2 × 173.4 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number2021.7.66
DescriptionThis unique object requires more research, but appears to be a multicolored staff with panels of red, black, and off-white pigment. It was collected by the donor in the Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea's Milne Bay Province. At its top, the object has a carved circular hole which may have been used to tie other adornments to the staff such as feathers, shells, and woven plant fiber ornaments.On View
Not on viewCollections
20th Century
19th-20th Century
