Description: Property of Lynn University to benefit the Library Renovation Fund
BAGA PEOPLE
REPUBLIC OF GUINEA
"Simo" Society Ceremonial Dance Staff
Carved wood, of a large full figure bird with a fish in its beak, head crest, diamond pattern on temple & forehead areas, a serpent on the back of its head, two smaller birds and a house on its back, wing, tail & head, with deep red patina on head & underside of wings, white beak, black feathers on body, red, white,& black striped wings of earth pigments and polychrome 29.21 by 81.28 cm (11.50 by 32 in.)
Provenance:Gift of Arthur B. Steinman / 1999