Wooden Staff

A wooden staff with a point at one end. It is flattened in section. The head has a rounded top and is carved with three rows of zigzag lines. It was acquired during the Benin Expedition of 1897 by Engineer Rear-Admiral G.W. Baldwin (1871-1955).

Object Details

ID: AAA2815
Collection: World Cultures
Type: Staff
Display location: Display - Atlantic Gallery
Events: Benin Expedition, 1897
Date made: Before 1897
People: Baldwin, Engineer George William
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 925 x 40 mm