M0018906: Head of an iron staff surmounted by pellet balls and grotesque figures

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Iron staff surmounted by pellet balls and grotesque figures

Photograph of the head and part of the staff of an iron staff, thought to be from Nigeria . It was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at an unknown point and given accession number A301278. It was transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles in 1966

December 1961-January 1962

1 photograph sheet film negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession index card for the item: A301278

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.