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Image Not Available for Excision staff (solima bere)
Excision staff (solima bere)
Image Not Available for Excision staff (solima bere)

Excision staff (solima bere)

Date20th century
Maker Malian
Maker Bamana
Object number97.63
Credit LineGift of Mark Groudine and Cynthia Putnam
Dimensions45 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (115.57 x 4.45 x 6.99 cm)
MediumWood, leather, and metal
Staff/Spear
Staff/Spear
Tanzanian
20th century
Object number: 2003.105
Staff head
Staff head
Guro, Cote d'Ivoire
Object number: 81.17.258
Staff for Esu (Ogo Elegba)
Staff for Esu (Ogo Elegba)
Nigerian
Object number: 81.17.592
Staff: (Batume)
Staff: (Batume)
Bobo
Object number: 74.29
Image Not Available for Kamangabbi miniature staff
Kamangabbi miniature staff
Melanesian
Object number: 81.17.1464
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Kafunda ya kutembele (ruler's staff)
Luba
Object number: 81.17.874
Leadership staff
Leadership staff
Tanzanian
19th-20th century
Object number: 99.62
Ceremonial Chieftain's Staff
Ceremonial Chieftain's Staff
New Zealander
ca. 1800
Object number: 54.76
Ceremonial Staff; Female Torso
Ceremonial Staff; Female Torso
Chokwe
Object number: 67.109
Authority staff (Orinka Orok)
Authority staff (Orinka Orok)
Maasai
Object number: 2000.10
Dancewand for Sango
Dancewand for Sango
Nigerian
Object number: 81.17.593
Image Not Available for X'oots Woochaagáa (Brown bear staff)
X'oots Woochaagáa (Brown bear staff)
Angoon
ca. 1900
Object number: 91.219