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Staff3326/43

Metal staff with a single bell at the top. Bell is pocket-shaped with wide flat side seams that are pierced with holes. Two metal rings are looped through different holes, one with two Federation of Nigeria Halfpennies from 1959 attached through their centre holes. A small phallic point extends from the staff's shaft below the bell.

Culture
West African
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Staff3326/21

Staff or dance wand. Wooden carving depicting a male figure riding on horseback. The figure has what appears to be a snake draped over his shoulders. The horse is disproportionately small. His elongated head sits at an angle on his long neck. He has large eyes and three horizontal lines on each cheek. Extending up from his head is a large double axe-shaped headdress that curves down to points on each side. The handle is cylindrical and plain, with a small looped end.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Staff3326/18

Large staff built on a wood armature with an iron blade and phallic handle. The wooden hilt is studded, wrapped in iron with iron cap. The blade tapers in towards the tip. Towards the top there is a small square cutout with a cross etched on each side. Above and below, the thin area is wrapped in iron. The blade itself is also etched with various designs, however the metal is rusted.

Culture
Yoruba ?
Material
wood and iron metal
Made in
Oyo, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Staff3326/17

Nude female figure standing on a tall cylindrical base. The female holds her arms down at her side, has a protruding abdomen, and large pointed breasts. The figure is covered in white dots and orange pigment which has collected in the grooves. She has large bulging eyes, and three vertical marks on each cheek. On her head she wears some sort of headdress, which has deteriorated and is not complete. The cylindrical base is also deteriorated with notable insect damage.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood and pigment
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Staff3326/22

Tall carved staff, with a kneeling, nude, male figure atop a large pedestal, of almost equal height, at the bottom. The figure holds a long-barreled firearm across the front of his body, and an infant on his back. He has a round head with round protruding features, and a long hairstyle that extends down his behind him and is decorated with calabash(?). On the side of each leg is a knife. The pedestal is somewhat cylindrical at the top, before expanding and tapering three times towards the bottom. The top of the pedestal is wrapped by snakes, and two lizards flank the sides.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Staff3326/19 a-c

Large staff built on a wood armature with an iron blade (part a) and phallic handle (part b) with loose coiled metal (part c). The wooden hilt is studded, wrapped in iron with iron cap. The blade tapers in towards the tip. Towards the top there is a small square cutout with a cross etched on each side. Above and below, the thin area is wrapped in iron. The blade itself is also etched with various designs, however the metal is rusted.

Culture
Yoruba ?
Material
wood and iron metal
Made in
Oyo, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Staff3326/20

Staff or dance wand. Wooden carving depicting a male figure standing next to a sacrificial ram. The figure holds a double axe in his right hand. His elongated head sits at an angle on his short neck. He has large almond eyes, and six horizontal lines on each cheek. Extending up from his head is a large ornate double axe-shaped headdress that curves down to points on each side. The figures stand on a square platform with carved diagonal lines around the sides and a plain cylindrical handle beneath.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, stain and paint
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Staff, Chief's, Carved16.1/1583
Speaker's Staff2017-95/28

The acrylic paint is black, red, green, and yellow.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw and Kwagiulth Band
Material
cedar wood and acrylic paint
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Staff3092/16

A staff carved out of dark wood with intricate patterning carved on its topper, as well as a section that takes up one quarter of the shaft. Some of the carved lines are filled with lime.

Culture
Trobriand
Material
ebony wood and lime
Made in
Kiriwina Islands, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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