Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Information Please about Ivory Ceremonial Staff and Hatchet

naborow · 2nd September 2012, 11:51 PM

I'm confused. were they actually used in processions, in the temple, or just souvenirs? With the little temple on the Zaghnal, it is i assume hindu. Who might have carried it in a procession? I found one identical to the staff sold a few years ago at Sotheby's in London for a considerable sum. Only identifiers were Indian 19th C.

2nd September 2012, 11:51 PM	#14
naborow Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 11	I'm confused. were they actually used in processions, in the temple, or just souvenirs? With the little temple on the Zaghnal, it is i assume hindu. Who might have carried it in a procession? I found one identical to the staff sold a few years ago at Sotheby's in London for a considerable sum. Only identifiers were Indian 19th C.