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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