Unknown African
Staff

Staff

Public Domain

Staff
Artist
CultureTswana people
Titles
  • Staff
Datelate 19th century
PlaceSouth Africa
MediumWood
Dimensions36 3/8 × 2 1/4 in. diameter (92.4 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2017.124
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
203M Sterling Galleries
On view

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Department
African Art
Object Type
Provenance[Bernaerts, Antwerp, by 1980]; purchased by Alain Guisson, Brussels, 1980–1996; purchased by Kevin Conru, Brussels, in 1996; Anna Conru, Brussels; sold through [Jacaranda Tribal, New York].

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