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 ...

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 ...