Brass ritual staff formed of three figures holding baton and celt one above the other, the shaft is decorated with wriggling snakes, and a human head forms the bottom.
Register 1949: 'Bronze staff formed of three figures holding baton and celt one above the other, the shaft is decorated with wriggling snakes, and a human head forms the bottom. Ritual staff with shango emblems etc. No history, found on a local rubbish dump. BENIN, NIGERIA'