Royal Scepter (Makpo)
Object type: Staff
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Fon peoples, Danhomè Kingdom
Date: 19th century
Medium: Silver copper alloy, wood
Dimensions: H. 24 7/8 × W. 8 1/8 × D. 2 1/8 in. (63.2 × 20.6 × 5.4 cm)
Classification: Metal-Sculpture
Geography:  Abomey   Republic of Benin  
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Accession year: 1979