Oromo Copper Pilgrimage Staff, Based
Product ID: A0607-337
$695.00
About this piece
A wooden staff with a fork at the top and copper at its joints.
Oromo people of Ethiopia, East Africa, made this pilgrimage staff from copper and wood in the mid 19th century. Staffs are commonly carried in the Horn of Africa by elders and travelers, and metal bands often mark status. A very long, slender shaft ends in a Y-shaped fork at the top. A few copper bands wrap the shaft at intervals, and the wood is a warm reddish brown with small, lighter bands. It is worn smooth along its length.
About 52 inches tall. A tall, thin sentence of a thing.
