| KRATKA VSEBINA | V članku je predstavljenih šest do sedaj neobjavljenih palic iz afriške zbirkeSlovenskega etnografskega muzeja. Prispevek je osredotočen predvsem na dogonske obredne palice iz Malija. Članek obravnava pojav in razvoj palic vse od starega Egipta, Mezopotamije,Etrurije, Grčije pa do zgodnjekrščanske Irsketer medkulturno povezavo s palicami iz afriške zbirke Slovenskega etnografskega muzeja. Raziskava je bila narejena na podlagi zapisov, ikonografije in arheoloških najdb. Preučevanje tovrstnih palic je pomembno, saj so imele v starih kulturah, ponekod v Afriki vse do danes, družbeno in versko vlogo, v Evropi pa so pozabljene, z izjemo uporabe v krščanskih obredihin ob kronanju monarhov. // The article presents five to date unpublished staffs from the African Collection of the Slovene Ethnographic Museum. Its main focus is on the ritualstaffs of the Dogon from Mali. The article describes the phenomenon and development of staffs from ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Etruria, and Greece to Early Christian Ireland, and the intercultural connections with the staffs from the African Collection of the Slovene Ethnographic Museum. The research was carried out on the basis of records, iconography, and archaeological finds. The study of such staffs is important because they had a social and religious role in ancient cultures, in some places in Africa even to the present day, while they have become forgotten in Europe,with the exception oftheir use in Christian rituals and the coronation of monarchs. |