Staff Item Number: Ef335 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Baton or staff consisting of a solid rod with a horned cow head at the top, five rings around the cow's neck, and a series of turned segments of varying widths from cow's head to about a third of the way along the rod, ending with a wider band. The band has a hook on one side and a ring on the other. The ring has another large ring looped through it. The end of the rod is rounded.
Item History
- Made in India
- Collected between 1955 and 1973
- Owned by Victor Hardy before December 11, 1979
- Received from Victor Hardy (Donor) on December 11, 1979
What
- Name
- Staff
- Identification Number
- Ef335
- Type of Item
- staff
- Material
- bronze metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast
- Overall
- height 38.9 cm, width 10.0 cm, depth 6.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
- Previous Owner
- Victor Hardy
- Received from
- Victor Hardy (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- India
When
- Collection Date
- between 1955 and 1973
- Ownership Date
- before December 11, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on December 11, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0580/0118