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Description: | Chokwe wooden staff of rectangular cross-section with transverse wing shaped handle section. carved in ridges in different design each face and side, with long-necked head wearing round large brimmed hat, on top, at back. right side of handle has lines and curves and hourglass shape design, left side has triangle design, front rectangular bands, back lentoid line. step to tapering lower handle where only front is carved with curves and eye design. below this shaft is of circular cross-section and tapers to just before expanded rounded point. three sets of reed loop bindings near top of shaft. hardwood. reeds from brown to yellow in colour.
Material: wood
Material: reed
image | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.ethnography.61867 | Go to resource |
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