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Melanisian
Dance Wand
1895 – 1905
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1983/2.161
Staff with a cylindrical handle, decorated with zig-zag patterns, and a disc-shaped grip at the bottom. The top of the staff has two identical faces on both sides, surmounted by a double axe shaped form. 
Yoruba (Yoruba (culture or style))
Dance Staff
1901 – 1999
Gift of Margaret H. and Albert J. Coudron
2001/2.22
A staff with a short cylindrical handle surmounted by a female figure. The figure wears a skirt decorated with concentric circles and holds a bowl with both hands. Around the neck is string of beads and the hairstyle is conical, topped by a double axe. 
Yoruba (Yoruba (culture or style))
Dance Staff
20th century
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
1997/1.301
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