20th C. African Mumuye Iron Rain Wand: West Africa, Nigeria, Mumuye peoples,...

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20th C. African Mumuye Iron Rain Wand: West Africa, Nigeria, Mumuye peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A forged-iron rain-making wand comprised of several serpentine rods accentuated with twisted grooves until just before the flattened, diamond-shaped heads. The bottoms of each rod fuse together to form...

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