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Staff with Inlay
Egyptian
New Kingdom
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Length: 107.5 cm (42 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.4346
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPersonal accessories
DescriptionShort, straight staff with a decorated handle and plain shaft. The top of the staff is covered with birch bark, followed by an elaboratly decorated band made of bark-inlays. The shaft is left plain, with a high-polish and is knotted in places. The bottom of the staff is rounded and does not exhibit signs of wear.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection,Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's