Staff
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Object Label
The geometric designs on the upper part of this staff are made of stretched animal skin. The artisan varied the technique of applying the tissue to the staff. In some places the skin is overlaid directly on the wood; in others it is inlaid in minute cavities.
Caption
Staff, ca. 1336–1295 B.C.E. or slightly earlier. Wood, ebony, animal tissue, Length: 25 11/16 in. (65.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.38. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Title
Staff
Date
ca. 1336–1295 B.C.E. or slightly earlier
Dynasty
late Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Possible place made: Thebes, Egypt
Medium
Wood, ebony, animal tissue
Classification
Dimensions
Length: 25 11/16 in. (65.2 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
57.38
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