Staff with Female Figure

Mende people, Sierra Leone, African

  • Titles Staff with Female Figure (Descriptive)
  • Medium wood
  • Dimensions 49 x 1 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (124.5 x 3.8 x 4.4 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Drs. Noble and Jean Endicott, 1991.1110
  • Work Type staff
  • Classification Furnishings and Equipment

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