View * Carved, polychromed and gilded wooden processional staff decorated with an Angel standing on a Corinthian capital, shaft adorned with a branch with leaves and grapes. Spain, 18th century H. 206 ...

Even veteran staff members didn't recall the desk having been on display. "We weren't 100 percent sure," Bredhoff said. "What we said in the exhibit is that it was believed to have been used by JFK." ...

Among the Kongo peoples, carved wooden staffs with figurative tops and pointed iron ends were emblems of a ruler's power and wealth. A staff might be presented to a future chief at his initiation, and ...

Editor's note: This story is part of “UB Then,” an occasional feature highlighting people, events and other interesting elements of UB history pulled from the University Archives. Mystery shrouded the ...