Female Figure with Staff

This carving depicts a woman standing on a pedestal. She has a typical ridge hairstyle, with an ornate comb inserted into each side. Unusually, she is accompanied by a wooden staff, topped with a female head, resembling a sowei mask. There are many such staffs in the British Museum collection, and they are often associated with the Bundu, or Sande, society.

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Further Information

• Type: Figures, sculpture
• Object: Female Figure with Staff
• Materials: Wood
• Culture Group: Other
• Dimensions: 710mm [H] x 170mm [W] x 170mm [C]
• Production Date: Pre 1901
• Associated Places: Mendeland
• Associated People: Alldridge [Year Acquired: 1901]
• Museum: British Museum
• Accession Number: BM:Af.1901.722.7

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