Figurative Staff

This is a carved wooden ceremonial staff. On the top of the staff is a carved female head with particularly long segmented neck, and a ridged hairstyle. The staff was collected by Alfred C. Williams, a Krio engineer and trader, based in Freetown.

Further Information

• Type: Regalia, Figures, sculpture
• Object: Figurative Staff
• Materials: Wood
• Culture Group: Mende
• Dimensions: 70mm x 1060mm
• Production Date: Pre 1908
• Associated Places: Sierra Leone: Kenema District: Blama (Created and collected)
• Associated People: Alfred C. Williams (Collector); A. Ridyard (Donor)
• Museum: World Museum Liverpool Sierra Leone Collection
• Accession Number: LIVCM.30.7.08.9

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