Ritual Staff / Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon

About this Item

Accession Number: 1975/1.69
Title: Ritual Staff
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon
Artist Nationality: Malian
Medium and Support: carved wood
Object Creation Date: probably 20th century
Object Creation Place: Africa (continent); Mali (nation)
Creation Place 1: Africa (continent)
Creation Place 2: Mali (nation)
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Irving F. Burton
Dimensions: 86.4 cm x 4.5 cm x 11.8 cm (34 in. x 1 3/4 in. x 4 5/8 in.)
Century: Probably 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Sculpture
Primary Object Type: staff
Secondary Object Classification: Ritual Objects
Primary Keywords: artists; birds; ceremonial staffs; figures; figures (representations); men; portraits; staff
Secondary Keywords: animals; animals and creatures; ceremonial weapons; man; objects; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people and occupations; people by gender; the natural world; visual works; visual works by subject type; weapons; weapons and ammunition
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 230 x 1438
File Size: 22 KB
Record: 1975/1.69
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Full citation: "Ritual Staff; Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1975-sl-1.69/1975_1.69full.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.