Manners and monuments of prehistoric peoples (1892)
Nadaillac, Jean-François-Albert du Pouget, marquis de, 1818-1904, D'Anvers, N., d. 1933 · New York, London : G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 136
d acknowledged a chief.The staves of office consist of large pieces of reindeeror stag antler, artistically worked and presenting api-etty uniform appearance. Their surface is decoratedwith carvings and engravings representing animals,plants, and hunting scenes. They are thicker thanthey are wide,… … Fig. 31.—Staff of office. end with large holes, of which the number varies.Some of these holes weie later additions. May weperhaps see in them the signs of a priesthood, in whichsuccessive ranks were attained, and in which everynew achievement was rewarded with a new distinc-tion ? This is…
Archaeology
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