Staff Ending with Finial in Figurative Form
Unidentified Shambaa or Zigua maker
late 19th-early 20th century
Wood, glass beads
Overall: 36 5/16 × 1 9/16 × 1 3/4 in. (92.3 × 4 × 4.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the William B. Jaffe and Evelyn A. Jaffe Hall Fund
2003.3.35524
Geography
Place Made: Tanzania, Eastern Africa, Africa
Period
19th century
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact: Staff
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 17, The Anthropology of Health and Illness, Sienna Craig, Spring 2012
ANTH 17, The Anthropology of Health and Illness, Sienna Craig, Spring 2012
ANTH 17, The Anthropology of Health and Illness, Sienna Craig, Spring 2012
ANTH 17, The Anthropology of Health and Illness, Lauren Gulbas, Fall 2013
GEOG 17, Geopolitics and Third World Development, Patricia Lopez, Spring 2015
GEOG 17, Geopolitics and Third World Development, Patricia Lopez, Spring 2015
Exhibition History
Collectanea: The Museum as Hunter and Gatherer, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, May 21, 2005-February 12, 2006.
Norman Hurst Gallery, New York, November 11-17, 2002.
Provenance
Belgian epidemiologist who worked in Tanzania from 1947-1974; possibly ex-collection of Dr. Schenkein; Norman Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts; sold to present collection, 2003.
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