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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Congolese, Pende peoples
Title:Diviner's rod
Type:Ceremonial
Materials:wood
Place Made:Africa
Measurements:Overall: 13 5/8 in x 1 3/4 in x 1 1/8 in; 34.6 cm x 4.4 cm x 2.9 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1999.57
Credit Line:The Barry D. Maurer (Class of 1959) Collection of African art purchased with Amherst College Discretionary Fund and funds from H. Axel Schupf (Class of 1957)
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Description:
A male head with heavy-lidded eyes and a four-pointed headdress surmount the staff and, like the Pende galukoshi, it is consulted by diviners to point out the guilty.

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