Staff (muhango)
Staff (muhango)

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Staff (muhango),

20th century, before 1975

Pende artist
2013-37

Information

Title
Staff (muhango)
Dates

20th century, before 1975

Maker
Pende artist
Medium
Wood, glass beads, cotton, upholstery studs, and metal
Dimensions
99.7 x 7.3 x 5.4 cm (39 1/4 x 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Perry E. H. Smith, Class of 1957
Object Number
2013-37
Place Made

Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Totshi area

Culture
African, Pende
Type
staffs (walking sticks), woodwork, scepters
Materials
glass, wood, beads, upholstery, cotton (fiber), metal
Techniques
carving
Subject
lozenges, snakes, faces

purchased by Perry E.H. Smith in Zaire (present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo) between 1971 and circa 1975; Princeton University Art Museum, 2013

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