Staff
ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-staffs, scepters, & wands
Culturepossibly
Luba
Date20th Century
Made AtDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
MediumWood
Dimensions50 × 1 × 1 1/8 in. (127 × 2.5 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number2021.7.26
DescriptionThis wooden staff was made by an unspecified African culture. Although the design of the figure at its top is quite simple, the style of the hair and facial features suggest it may have been made by the Luba people of the Democratic Rebpublic of the Congo. Throughout much of Africa, staffs are used as prestige objects either on ceremonial occasions or in daily life.On View
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19th-20th Century
20th Century
20th Century