MSSU African Art Exibit : The MSSU African Art collection features a variety of authentic works of art from various tribes located throughout Central Africa. The objects in the collection range from mundane day to day grooming tools to ritualistic masks and statues.
Title:
Staff of Office
Object Name:
Staff of Office
Other Name:
Staff of Office
Place of Origin:
Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa
Provenance:
Aboriginal Indigenous Art.
H = 78"
W = 8"
D = 8"

Some research needed. Possibly, Luba or Kuba Peoples (Congo). Original appraisal states Ethiopia.

Description:
Long staff with planished diamond—shaped form at one end with left end missing. Spiraled metal designs on the side, spiral end fits on long shaft with square shape. Rust over flat areas.
Collection:
Finley Collection
Material:
Iron
Used:
Ritually Used
Technique:
Metal Working
Owned:
Art Department, Missouri Southern State University
Accession#:
2014.1.81
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