| Collection | ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection |
| Object Name | Ceremonial Staff |
| Staff |
| Sceptre |
| Object Number | ABDUA:63343 |
| Other Number | H67+3 |
| Other Number Type | old number |
| Brief Description | One of three ceremonial staffs in carved wood and iron. Wooden handle with two sections of stacked lozenge shapes (7 & 8 lozenges) either end of the grip section. Standing atop the lozenges is an imperfect female figure, with right hand raised and wearing a small leather thong as a necklet. The iron spike below is attached into the handle with a wrapped section of iron to hold the spike in place. The figure is possibly a Bundu-type representation. |
| Dimensions | L: 1612mm x W (widest point): 72mm x D: 75mm |
| Materials | Wood, metal, iron, leather |
| Condition | Fair |
| Completeness | Incomplete |
| Technique | Carving, iron mongering |
| Maker | Mende People? (Possibly related to the Sande Secret Societies?) |
| Place Key | Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Northern Nigeria |
| Field Collector | Burnett, Sir Charles Stuart. (KCB, CBE, DSO) |
| Aquisition Source | Burnett, Lady Sibyl. M. (Barra Castle, Oldmeldrum) |
| Aquisition Date | 17/05/1948 |