Dogon
Staff
Dogon, 1599-1698
Physical Qualities
Iron, 15 x 1 x 1 in. (38.1 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Doris S. Rief, Baltimore
Object Number
2012.265
From Charles Greco appraisal report:
Iron ritual staff representing a Nommo, a child of Amma. The abstract figure is forged with legs suspended and two arms raised upward (one arm missing). The staff could very well date to the late 17th century.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 2012; Doris S. Rief, Baltimore, MD
