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1916.26.23

Priest's staff carried in the temple.

On display

1916.26.23

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Collection type
Object
Description
Priest's staff carried in the temple.
Geographical reference
Uganda
Africa > Eastern Africa > Uganda
Person
Field collector John Roscoe
PRM source John Roscoe
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1916
Date collected
circa 1916
Acquisition information
Donated: 1916
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material String, Material Brass Metal, Material Iron Metal, Material Bird Feather, Material Plant, Process Bound, Process Carved, Process Cast
Dimensions
Length: max 530 mm approx
Object numbers
Accession number: 1916.26.23
Research and responses

Rev. John Roscoe The Soul of Central Africa, A General Account of The Mackie Ethnological Expedition, London 1922. Balfour Library Reference : Africa 8

Also: Roscoe The Northern Bantu, Cambridge 1915. Balfour Library Africa 8

Search terms: Religion, Ritual and Ceremonial, Staff, Religious Object, Ceremonial Object