Hook-shaped staffs such as this one are used among the Lobi, Bwa, Bobo, and Nunuma people in Burkina Faso. There is a face carved into it.
These prestige objects are sometimes referred to as a "speaking stick".
Dimensions: Height: 12 ⅛" x Width: 1 1/2" x Depth: 6 ½".
On its 3" square metal base it is 13 ⅛" tall.
