Staff of Office

This is a staff of office, previously owned by Paramount Chief Bai Kurr Kanasaky III of Kholifa Mabang Chiefdom, Tonkolili District. Is it decorated with intricate woven leather work, and has a band of fur around the middle. The Sierra Leone National Museum catalogue records that the name of the staff of office is Ka bon Konla .

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Further Information

  • Type: Regalia
  • Object: Staff of Office
  • Materials: Wood, Leather, animal skin, Vegetable, organic fibre
  • Culture Group: Temne
  • Dimensions: 1702mm
  • Production Date: Pre 1975
  • Associated Places: Kholifa Mabang Chiefdom, Tonkolili District (Place Collected)
  • Associated People: Paramount Chief Bai Kurr Kanasaky III
  • Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
  • Accession Number: SLNM.1975.03.01

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