Dignitary staff
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan
not available anymore
Provenance
German Private Collection, BerlinSize
L: 107,5 cm
L: 42.3 inch
Description
wood, iron, metal sheet, most parts of the shaft covered with metal sheet, crown-shaped knob, spear-shaped at the bottom (probably for plugging into the ground), min. dam., missing parts, traces of abrasion and corrosion;
presumably belonging to the “poro” society.