Staff
Unidentified Kwere maker
19th-early 20th century
African sandalwood, glass beads, encrustation of organic substances
Overall: 62 11/16 × 1 15/16 in. (159.3 × 5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Phyllis and Bertram Geller 1937 Memorial Fund
2006.41
Geography
Place Made: Tanzania, Eastern Africa, Africa
Period
19th century
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact: Staff
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Exhibition History
Gender and the Complementarity of Opposites in Tanzanian Sculpture, Lobby, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, July - August 28, 2006.
Provenance
Axis Gallery, New York; sold to present collection, 2006.
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