staff
- Museum number
- 2007,2012.1
- Description
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Wooden staff, used in the toka dance ceremony. Made of light-coloured wood; at upper end the wood is shaped into a tapering point, perpendicular to the shaft; pointed lower end.
- Production date
- 2006-2007
- Dimensions
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Height: 139.60 centimetres
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Width: 20 centimetres
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Depth: 3.50 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- See Oc.6495, very similar in form.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Very good
- Acquisition date
- 2007 (15 March)
- Acquisition notes
- Presented to Dr. Lissant Bolton by the Tannese men (names below) participating in the 'Reverse Anthropology' project (Keo Films), at the end of their visit to the collections store.
Yapa Nekiwris, Nagia Albi, Bosen Iarpita, Joel Numapen, JimmyJoseph Nakou
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- 2007,2012.1