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Staffs and scepters as well as tobacco pipes and mortars are among the most important sculptural creations to stem from the Ovimbundu peoples, a Central African culture. All of these object types have associations with ideas of class, status, and power. This scepter has a handle wrapped in thin copper wire that forms wide bands of alternating metal and wooden passages. Its finial is a human head whose carved headdress or hairstyle is ornamented with round-headed metal tacks.
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78766
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Scepter
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78766
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object
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Scepter
description
Staffs and scepters as well as tobacco pipes and mortars are among the most important sculptural creations to stem from the Ovimbundu peoples, a Central African culture. All of these object types have associations with ideas of class, status, and power. This scepter has a handle wrapped in thin copper wire that forms wide bands of alternating metal and wooden passages. Its finial is a human head whose carved headdress or hairstyle is ornamented with round-headed metal tacks.
date
late 1800s or early 1900s
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CC0
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language
en
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Q79469953
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Tools and Equipment
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Overall: 57.5 x 4.5 x 5.5 cm (22 5/8 x 1 3/4 x 2 3/16 in.)
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Africa, Central Africa, Angola, Ovimbundu-style maker
accession
2015.155
Source extras
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Wood, copper alloy, upholstery studs, iron alloy, and cotton
tombstone
Scepter, late 1800s or early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Angola, Ovimbundu-style maker. Wood, copper alloy, upholstery studs, iron alloy, and cotton; overall: 57.5 x 4.5 x 5.5 cm (22 5/8 x 1 3/4 x 2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Anita J. Glaze, 2015.155
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African Art
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Gift of Dr. Anita J. Glaze
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2026-05-29 04:57:16.984000
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78766
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African Art
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African Art
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Wood, copper alloy, upholstery studs, iron alloy, and cotton
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