Staff with Female Figure (Udlwedlwe)
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Object Label
In addition to being functional, such everyday items as stools, headrest, and staffs may also indicate someone's rank, status, and wealth. Prestige staffs or walking sticks cailled udlwedlwe were used by Zulu elders of both sexes. This staff is decorated with a female figure wearing a traditional Zulu woman's beaded necklace and leather apron.
Caption
Shangaan. Staff with Female Figure (Udlwedlwe), 19th century. Wood, beads, hide, fiber, 40 1/2 x 12 3/4 x 3 in. (102.9 x 32.4 x 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X968. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Culture
Title
Staff with Female Figure (Udlwedlwe)
Date
19th century
Geography
Place made: Limpopo Province, South Africa, Place made: Maputo Province, South Africa
Medium
Wood, beads, hide, fiber
Classification
Dimensions
40 1/2 x 12 3/4 x 3 in. (102.9 x 32.4 x 7.6 cm)
Credit Line
Brooklyn Museum Collection
Accession Number
X968
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