Wooden Staff

A ceremonial wooden staff intricately carved with geometric designs and decorated with a burnt hatchet design. The Sierra Leone Museum catalogue notes that it was used by young Mende boys in a village close to Bunumbu .

Further Information

  • Type: Regalia
  • Object: Wooden Staff
  • Materials: Wood
  • Culture Group: Mende
  • Dimensions: 762mm
  • Production Date: Pre 1962
  • Associated Places: Mende village 3 miles from Bunumbu
  • Associated People: Gary Schulze (Collector)
  • Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
  • Accession Number: SLNM.1962.33.100

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