C-4 Staff
Object Type
Staff
Object Number
JL-C-4
Artist
Unknown
Date produced
Unknown
Attribution/location
Ndebele, Transvaal
Medium/materials
Glass (seed-beads), Grass, Thread, Wood
Dimensions (cms)
77.6 x 5 x 5
Description

Wooden and beadwork staff. Wooden core, the one end shaped like a spear-blade, the other carved in the likeness of a human figure with a cuboid head which is well patinated. There is a ring collar covered with blue glass seed beads, and the rest of the staff, apart from the tip and part of the body is covered in beads in a continuous string. Geometric motifs in black, blue, red, yellow, orange and green on a predominantly white ground.

Provenance
Unknown
Additional information
Classification
Staff
Digital rights
Brenthurst Library
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