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Materials
wood
Theme
travel, exploration and research
Legend
Upper Section of a Luba staff, carved in a single piece of hard wood, collected by H.M. Stanley.
This item belonged to the traveller Henry M. Stanley (1841-1904), and is now part of the Henry M. Stanley Collection of memorabilia, that his son Denzil M. Stanley donated to the Museum in 1954. Along with other objects, it records Stanley's travels in Africa, and the Victorian era.
Original owner
Henry Morton Stanley (°1841 - †1904)
Date of acquisition
1954-08-18
Dimensions
70 cm
Inventory number
HO.1954.72.86
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