An ȯkyeame, or staff of office, with figures and a spider web and spider motif (Asante, Akan) from the 19th–early 20th century made in Ghana, Guinea Coast. Gold foil, wood, nails, H x W x D: 61 5/8 x 5 3/4 x 2 1/4in. (156.5 x 14.6 x 5.7cm). (Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY.)