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Ceremonial Staff; Female Torso
Ceremonial Staff; Female Torso

Ceremonial Staff; Female Torso

Object number67.109
ProvenanceMarie-Louise Bastin (1918-2000), Brussels, Belgium; Andre Schoeller, Paris, France; [Merton D. Simpson Gallery, New York, New York]; sold to Richard Fuller (1897-1976), Seattle, Washington; gifted to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1967
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions22 7/16 x 2 7/16 x 29 15/16 in. (57 x 6.2 x 76 cm)
MediumWood with pigment
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ca. 1800
Object number: 54.76
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Congolese
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Leadership staff
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19th-20th century
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Staff/Spear
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20th century
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Staff: (Batume)
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Staff head
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Staff for Esu (Ogo Elegba)
Object number: 81.17.592
Authority staff (Orinka Orok)
Object number: 2000.10
Photo: Paul Macapia
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