Two piece construction with top section attached to a ringed staff; figure seated on a small stool on top of a bowl-shaped element with four-sided element inscised with geometric patterns below — Staff, 19th-20th century
Swahili

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Snake carved in relief coiling around center of shaft; open diamond on top supporting a head with a long hairstyle and a long neck and wearing a small cap — Staff, 19th-20th Century
Pende

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Short cylindrical top with geometric designs and faces; two bulbs on shaft; shaft decorated with flowers and geometric designs; sharp point at bottom — Staff, 19th-20th century
Kongo

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Straight staff with standing male figure on top, hands held to his chest — Staff, 19th-20th century
Yaka

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Staff with standing female figure with hands on stomach in wood black base — Staff, 19th century
Pende

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Shaft decorated with five sections of coiled copper wire and rows of brass tacks; topped with a head with a long hairstyle, decorated with tacks and wearing a small hat — Staff, 19th-20th century
Ambundu

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Female figure at top, with short hairstyle; shaft has four pairs of carved rings — Staff, 19th-20th century
Tanzania

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Wood axe with knob handle; broken at bottom and repaired with wire — Sickle Weapon, early to mid 20th century
Kuba

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Straight, undecorated staff with head at top wearing a hairstyle with two long tails attached together at the bottom — Staff, Date Unknown
Lwimbi

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Female figure standing on top of staff; nailhead edges — Staff, 19th-20th century
Malinke

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Staff with double figures back to back; animal head below figures; pole wrapped in basketweave with raffia; #FX93323 painted at base — Staff, 20th century
Kongo

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Staff with hand on top; top half covered with brass studs with black metal mount — Staff, 20th century
Kongo

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Painted metal base cap; topped with torso and head of a figure with exposed teeth — Staff, 19th-20th century
Goma

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Staff with ball on top; head below; four-sided protruding lobe below head with incised grid pattern — Staff, 19th-20th century
Rungu

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Coiled metal at top; three standing male figures separated by alternating dark and light bands — Staff, Date Unknown
Songye

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Female figure seated on top of a fan-shaped element decorated with basketweave carvings; small flared area with carved ribs at bottom — Staff, 19th-20th century
Luba

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Seated figure attached to center of shaft, resting its toes on a platform; top metal section has threaded end — Staff, Date Unknown
Nguni

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Staff with triangular body and human head with shell eyes and whitened mouth — Staff, 20th century
Fipa

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Heavy shaft with head on top; three long slits below reveal a loose piece of wood inside which rattles when staff is moved; carved lines on section below head; three ribbed lobes on shaft — Staff, Date Unknown
Benin

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Elongated ball on top with a flared-out ring below; section carved into a spiral below ring; one side at top through spiral stained lighter than remainder — Staff, 19th-20th century
Zulu

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Cone-shaped top with four vertical metal elements; two heads facing opposite directions below; small ring of animal hide below heads and coiled metal bands at bottom — Staff, Date Unknown
Kusu

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Undecorated shaft with a head at the top, wearing a helmet (?) with a straight piece hanging down the back — Staff, Date Unknown
Chokwe

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Staff with figures and animals on pole topped with a man in European dress on wood base — Staff, 20th century
Kongo

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Staff with band motif and head with blackened headdress — Staff, Date Unknown
Lwena

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Staff with face with long horns at top of a shaft with incised vertical ribs, diagonal lines and rings — Staff, 19th-20th century
Dan

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Bald, standing figure on top of straight staff; incised rings with row of zig-zags below near top — Staff, 19th-20th century
Pare

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One band of incised geometric designs on shaft with squared-off section at top; topped with two faces, facing opposite directions; both faces have scarification on the forehead — Staff, Date Unknown
Luba

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Ringed, lobed shaft with head on top; long hair and feather headdress protruding upward from top of forehaed — Staff, 19th-20th century
Mende

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Straight, undecorated shaft with head at top with tall hairstyle, slanted eyes and small rows of scarification dots on cheeks and forehead — Staff, 19th-20th century
Mangbetu

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Staff with female figure; figure has elaborate hairdo with metal stud in front; piece of metal band below figure; #FZ9204 in white at base; with black metal mount L1.6 MS — Staff, 19th-20th century
Lwena

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Blackened wood staff with head on top; Mount L1.6 MS — Staff, 19th-20th century
Yao

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Staff with seated figure and animals on platform — Altar [asen], 20th century
Fon

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Female figure seated on a stool with hands resting on her thighs; helmet-like hairstyle — Staff Finial, 19th-20th Century
Senufo

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Staff with spear head at top; two pairs of protruding faces, facing opposite directions at center; three areas of coiled metal banding around shaft — Staff, 19th-20th century
Lulua

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Thick shaft with two pairs of lobes; standing female figure with long hair on top, standing on three-leafed platform — Staff, 19th-20th century
Zaramo

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Slightly curving shaft with heavy ball on top — Staff, Date Unknown
Maasai

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Mushroom-shaped handle at top; standing figure resting its chin on its hands below; incised crosshatched section below figure — Staff, 19th-20th century
Hungaan

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Staff with head on top; head has very high ears, uneven eyes, hairstyle sticking up in front with a bald, pointed back of head; staff decorated with incised rings and diagonal lines — Staff, Date Unknown
Gogo

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Shaft has bottom, paddle-like section with incised geometric designs on both sides; three sections of rings and three other flat lobes; head with small round ears and pulled-back hair on top — Staff, Date Unknown
Mende

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Staff with diamond shape and pattern below head — Staff, 20th century
Mbuun

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Shaft of twisted metal with two v-shaped elements (one movable) and abstracted bird on top; circular element with row of abstracted birds facing inward; one spoon-like element with 'bird' handle — Diviner's Staff, 20th century
Yoruba

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Staff decorated with five double rows of tacks; top has two faces facing opposite directions with tacks on side — Staff, Date Unknown
Lwimbi

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Staff with standing figure with arms on stomach and metal cord wrapped around neck; — Staff, 19th-20th century
Lunda

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Small turtle, snake and grasshopper climbing up shaft; female figure with scarifications on her body stands with arms above head, holding a curved segment supporting three lobed top; piece of cloth tied around figure's waist cord — Staff, Date Unknown
Zela

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Straight, undecorated shaft with abstracted head at top; head has very small incised eyes and mouth and flat forehead with point at back of head — Staff, Date Unknown
Hehe

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Staff with flat, round element on top — Staff, Date Unknown
Kerewe

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Staff, 19th-20th century

Zulu

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Staff, 19th-20th century

Fon

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Staff, 19th-20th century

Lwena

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Staff, Date Unknown

Igbo

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Staff, 19th-20th century

Q

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Staff, 19th-20th century

Chokwe

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Linguist's Staff, 20th century

Asante

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Staff, 20th century

Nkutshu

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